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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. Why does a woman claim her husband started "screwing around" in the first monologue of the play?

2. What physical structures does the author say western religions used religious art in the Forward?

3. What does the investigator find to be evidence that a woman was a witch in the vagina fact?

4. What is the name of the speaker's boyfriend in "Because He Liked to Look at It"?

5. Complete the following sentence of the speaker from "My Vagina was a Village", "They invaded it, _______ it and burned it down".

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator of "My Angry Vagina" believe the approaches of those invading her vagina were all wrong?

2. How does the author describe V-Day activities in the introduction?

3. How are the original stage presentations of the Vagina Monologue described, after it was first written?

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

5. How does the narrator describe her first flood in the monologue of the same title?

6. How does the author say she was inspired to interview female victims of war in "My Vagina was My Village"?

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

8. How does the author describe the affects of being raped as a child?

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

10. How was the last clitoridectomy performed in the United States described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of various cultural traditions in the play and analyze the impact they have on women. What impact do the traditions discussed in "Crooked Braid" and "Under the Burqa" have on the women subjected to follow them because of the culture they live in?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author allows herself to become a character in the book by adding commentary throughout the play. What reason did the author have for inputting so much personal information into the context of the book, and did it help or hinder the text?

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