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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what type of venue was the Vagina Monologues originally written?

2. Which of the following items does the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" not describe as being an unpleasant invasion on her vagina?

3. What weapon of war does the author wish to raise awareness of in the introductions to "My Vagina was a Village"?

4. What war does the author discuss in the introductions to "My Vagina was a Village"?

5. Who is the author of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author believe simply having a vagina makes someone a target for violence?

2. What is the nature of the answers given to the question "If your vagina got dressed what would it wear"?

3. Why does the author say she decided to write about the vagina in the introductions of the beginning of the play?

4. How does "Woman: An Intimate Geography" describe the vagina?

5. How does the narrator of "The Vagina Workshop" describe her first deliberate orgasm?

6. How were orgasmic women in the 19th century treated, according to the "Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets"?

7. What is the nature of the author's discussion of the vagina at the beginning of the Preface?

8. How does a woman say she came to accept and enjoy her vagina in "Because he liked to look at it"?

9. How does the author describe a 'wild collective song' in "I was Twelve, My Mother Slapped Me"?

10. What is the nature of the quote used at the beginning of "The Vagina Workshop"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the portrayal of men and women in the book. What might we be able to learn about the author's opinions of men based on their portrayal in the book; how do men create violence for women?

Essay Topic 2

The vagina is one of the leading themes presented in the book as a whole. Part 1.) How does the author personify the vagina in the book? Part 2.) What myths does the author try to dispel in the play about the vagina and how does she go about doing so? Part 3.) Why do you think the vagina has become a taboo and not often discussed topic in modern culture?

Essay Topic 3

In monologues like "Reclaiming Cunt" and "The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could", it is clear that the author has exhibited the great power words can have. Part 1.) What argument might the author be making about words based on her use of such vulgar language in many parts of the book? Part 2.) What might the author want for readers to learn about the power words can have over others, based on her use of them in the book, and what might she be hoping for others to do with that power?

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