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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Audre learn the meaning of at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Colored.
(b) Redbone.
(c) War.
(d) Black.

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

3. Whom does the author become embarrassed of because she is so different?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

4. What is the name of the group of bad kids in the author's elementary school class?
(a) Fairies.
(b) Bluejays.
(c) Robins.
(d) Brownies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Audre particularly enamored by as a child?

3. What color coat does Audre's first playmate wear?

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

5. How old is Audre when she meets her first playmate?

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