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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Audre's mother believe is molesting Gennie?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her father.

2. What about her country does Audre say she felt alienated from in Chapter 10?
(a) Political institutions and history.
(b) Society.
(c) Educational systems.
(d) Politics.

3. What does Audre do to her first boyfriend when she begins college?
(a) Marries him.
(b) Makes love with him.
(c) Breaks up with him.
(d) Fights with him.

4. What does Audre believe led to her becoming a writer?
(a) Her heritage.
(b) Her Harlem neighborhood.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Making up her own stories.

5. Who has to take Audre on her class trip after she is made to stay in a different hotel from the other kids'?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her principal.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Audre say she loves making the dish her mother hates?

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

3. How does Gennie die in the book?

4. What is the name of the librarian who helps the protagonist learn to read?

5. What is the name of Audre's first boyfriend?

(see the answer key)

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