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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Audre say she loves making the dish her mother hates?
(a) She likes pounding meat.
(b) She likes pounding garlic.
(c) It takes patience.
(d) The smell is nice.

3. What is Audre afraid is wrong with her after she finds help with her pregnancy?
(a) That she will lose her boyfriend.
(b) That she will lose the baby.
(c) That she is hemorrhaging.
(d) That she will die.

4. What kind of positions does the author begin taking in life starting in Chapter 2?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Extreme.

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

6. What is the name of the stern woman whom Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?
(a) Sister Mary Lawrence.
(b) Ann Archdeacon.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Barbara.

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

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

9. What does Audre love to do in the kitchen with her mother?
(a) Bake bread.
(b) Butcher meat.
(c) Chop herbs.
(d) Pound spices.

10. How does Audre feel when she loses the position that she ran for in middle school?
(a) Happy.
(b) Content.
(c) Devastated.
(d) Indifferent.

11. What does Audre's family find at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A pet.
(b) A new home.
(c) A new car.
(d) A new baby.

12. What color coat does Audre's first playmate wear?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

13. How many sisters does Audre have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

14. What does the author's first teacher discourage her from writing when she first begins school?
(a) Her last name.
(b) Made up stories.
(c) Her alphabet.
(d) Her first name.

15. How does Audre not that people behave after the tragedy in Chapter 7?
(a) Hesitant.
(b) Happier.
(c) Differently.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lecherous man who Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?

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

3. What kind of unique consciousness does Audre attribute for her ability to be a focused writer?

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

5. What does Audre do when she finds out she is pregnant?

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