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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 process of writing does the author discuss at the end of the Preface that will be used in her play?

3. Who is the author of the book?

4. What does the speaker of "...My Mother Slapped Me" say began to emerge from other women around her?

5. Which of the following objects were not used to rape women in war zones, according to "My Vagina was a Village"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a woman claim her vagina wants at the end of "My Angry Vagina"?

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

3. How does a woman describe the hair around her vagina and its role in her relationship with her husband in the monologue "Hair"?

4. What information does the statistic about African women teach us about genital mutilation?

5. What does the author note at the end of the Preface regarding the monologues?

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

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

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

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

10. What conclusion does the woman who is made to shave her private parts come to regarding the purpose of genital hair in "Hair"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of the "Vagina Fact" in the book. What information might the author be trying to distribute to the reader through these facts and the Vagina Facts throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

Prostitution is portrayed very interestingly in the book with it almost being shown as helpful rather than harmful. Analyze the author's portrayal of prostitution in the play and discuss her reasons behind allowing the speaker of "The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy" to offer such advice to readers.

Essay Topic 3

Lesbianism is a theme heavily discussed throughout the book, especially in monologues like "The Woman that Loved to Make Vaginas Happy" and "The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could ". Compare and contrast the portrayals of lesbianism in these two monologues and discuss what reason the author had for creating juxtaposition between these two lesbian speakers.

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