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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. What is the heading used on the monologues paying tribute to women affected by violence?

2. Which of the following ways did the author not say women deserved in the monologue "Going Worldwide"?

3. Who does the speaker of "Crooked Braid" get accused of flirting with after being beaten by her husband?

4. What is the name of the monologue that discusses birth?

5. What group does the author discuss in the introduction to "Reclaiming Cunt"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does the author come to regarding the words of the prostitute at the end of "The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy"?

2. What does the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy tell us about genital mutilation?

3. How is the expansion of V-Day described in "The V-Day Model Expands"?

4. How is the prostitute's work described in "The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy"?

5. How does the prostitute describe female moaning in "The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy"?

6. Describe the contents of the "V-Timeline: Ten Years of Vagina Victories" at the end of the book.

7. How does a woman attempt to shame her husband in "Crooked Braid"?

8. Describe the plight the transgendered woman faced in "They Beat the Girl out of my Boy...or so they Tried".

9. How do the authors describe the original creation of V-Day by Eve Ensler in the monologue "In the Beginning"?

10. What does the author say about birth at the beginning of "I Was There In the Room"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Violence against women is a leading theme in the author's overall message to the readers of the book. Part 1.) Why does the author argue that women are more subjected to violence than men? Part 2.) How does the author use visual imagery to raise awareness to the commonplace of female violence in the world? Part 3.) What efforts does the author make to try and bring an end to violence against women?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The subject of birth is fully examined in the book, namely in the monologue "I Was There in the Room". What connection does the author say that the vagina and the heart have that she realized after witnessing the birth of her granddaughter?

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