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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the protagonist's parents immigrate to the United States?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1935.

2. Who is against Audre running for office in her middle school?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her teacher.

3. What is the name of the island filled with women that the author focuses on in Chapter 1?
(a) Mali.
(b) Zami.
(c) Carriacou.
(d) Barbuda.

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

5. What is the name of the group of good kids in the author's elementary school class?
(a) Laurels.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Fairies.
(d) Blackbirds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Audre describe the layout of in Chapter 6?

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

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

4. What word does Audre learn the meaning of at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

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