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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 - 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month does Gennie come to Audre's house very upset?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) September.

2. What kind of friends does Audre say told her that her blackness made her partly invisible?
(a) English.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Irish.
(d) White.

3. What is the name of Audre's first love?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Gennie.
(c) Ella.
(d) Bea.

4. What is the name the author and her family are called due to their light black skin?
(a) Redbone.
(b) Sandman.
(c) Lighters.
(d) Irish tone.

5. What is the name of Audre's first boyfriend?
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Alvin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lecherous man who Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?

2. What occupation is the man who first molests Audre in the book?

3. What is the name of one of the women Audre saw as a candidate to have her first lesbian affair with?

4. What does the author's first teacher discourage her from writing when she first begins school?

5. What does Audre have a deep need for even as a young child?

(see the answer key)

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