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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragedy occurs at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) D Day.
(c) World War I.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

2. What kind of prayers does Audre say for those who died in the tragedy in Chapter 7?
(a) Guardian prayers.
(b) Angel prayers.
(c) Hail Marys.
(d) Prayers of scripture.

3. What kind of unique consciousness does Audre attribute for her ability to be a focused writer?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Racial.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Racial and sexual.

4. What do Audre's sisters wait until she goes to sleep to do at night?
(a) Brush their hair.
(b) Sneak out.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) Fight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Audre help take care of for her father when she works with him as a young girl?

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

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

4. What is the name of the stern woman whom Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?

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

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