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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the island filled with women that the author focuses on in Chapter 1?
(a) Mali.
(b) Barbuda.
(c) Zami.
(d) Carriacou.

4. What type of book is "Zami, a New Spelling of My Name"?
(a) A fiction novel.
(b) An autobiography.
(c) A book of short stories.
(d) A children's book.

5. What is the name of the librarian who helps the protagonist learn to read?
(a) Eudora Smith.
(b) Barbara Hall.
(c) August Baker.
(d) Louisa May.

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

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

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

9. What job does an aptitude test suggest Audre have when she takes it in high school?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A dental technician.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A construction worker.

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

11. How does Audre's mother react when she finds she is complaining about her at her high school?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Indifferent.

12. What subjects did Audre learn well in elementary school that help her in her next school?
(a) Reading and Writing.
(b) Science and math.
(c) History and math.
(d) Math and reading.

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

14. What is the name the author and her family are called due to their light black skin?
(a) Lighters.
(b) Sandman.
(c) Irish tone.
(d) Redbone.

15. What kind of religion is the protagonist brought up in?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Audre share a bed with growing up?

2. What color coat does Audre's first playmate wear?

3. How old is Audre when she meets her first playmate?

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

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

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