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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What month does Gennie come to Audre's house very upset?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) July.

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

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

6. What is the name of Audre's group of friends who are outcasts in high school?
(a) The Stained.
(b) Sistah Outsiders.
(c) The Slashed.
(d) The Branded.

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

8. What is the relationship between Gennie and Louisa in the book?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Friends.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Mother and daughter.

9. Where does Audre visit with her class in Chapter 10?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

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

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

12. What does Audre express a desire for in Chapter 4?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A little sister.
(c) A new mother.
(d) A boyfriend.

13. What does Audre decide to do just after graduating high school?
(a) Move out of her parent's house.
(b) Find a new boyfriend.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Start college.

14. What areas did Audre score well on in the aptitude test she took in high school?
(a) Math and science.
(b) Math.
(c) Science and manual dexterity.
(d) Reading and math.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the protagonist's parents immigrate to the United States?

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

3. What kind of prayers does Audre say for those who died in the tragedy in Chapter 7?

4. What do Audre's sisters wait until she goes to sleep to do at night?

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

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