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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession are Audre's friends Jean and Gennie in the book?
(a) Dancers.
(b) Cooks.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Singers.

2. How old is Audre when she is raped on a rooftop?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

3. Whom does Audre complain to about her mother at her high school?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Her principal.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) A school counselor.

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

5. What does Audre do when she finds out she is pregnant?
(a) Looks for an adoption agency.
(b) Gets a doctor to look at it.
(c) Tries to get an abortion.
(d) Tries to kill herself.

6. What does Audre begin doing to her first playmate that she seems to enjoy?
(a) Hit her.
(b) Brushes her hair.
(c) Undresses her.
(d) Puts makeup on her.

7. What is the name that expresses how Carriacou women love one another in the book?
(a) Tani.
(b) Zami.
(c) Bali.
(d) Pamu.

8. Which of Audre's friends in The Branded attempts suicide several times?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Gennie.
(c) Bea.
(d) Helen.

9. What does Audre say that she and Gennie never shared together in Chapter 14?
(a) Conversation.
(b) Making love.
(c) A kiss.
(d) Cuddling.

10. What is the name of the book's protagonist?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Ella.
(c) Lynn.
(d) Audre.

11. What city does Audre describe the layout of in Chapter 6?
(a) Harlem.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Manhattan.

12. What does the man who rapes Audre on a rooftop take from her?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her glasses.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her clothes.

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

14. What event does the author note as bringing much difficulty upon her family in Chapter 1?
(a) The stock market crash.
(b) World War II.
(c) D Day.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book is "Zami, a New Spelling of My Name"?

2. What kind of positions does the author begin taking in life starting in Chapter 2?

3. What nationality is the woman whom Audre finds to help her with her pregnancy?

4. What is the name of the group of bad kids in the author's elementary school class?

5. What does Audre express a desire for in Chapter 4?

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