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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the author's first teacher discourage her from writing when she first begins school?
(a) Her last name.
(b) Her first name.
(c) Her alphabet.
(d) Made up stories.

3. What does Audre believe her sisters have more of than her when she is young?
(a) Privileges.
(b) Love.
(c) Attention.
(d) Education.

4. What kind of religion is the protagonist brought up in?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Catholicism.

5. What does Audre say her sisters are to her while they are growing up?
(a) Loving.
(b) Distant.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Close.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name that expresses how Carriacou women love one another in the book?

2. What does Audre begin doing to her first playmate that she seems to enjoy?

3. What is the name of Audre's first playmate?

4. What do Audre's sisters wait until she goes to sleep to do at night?

5. What is the name of the book's protagonist?

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