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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What political stance does Audre begin conforming to in Chapter 13?
(a) Communism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Fascism.

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

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

8. What does Audre say her mother hates to cook but that she enjoyed?
(a) Chicken soup.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Souse.

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

10. 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) Barbara.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Ann Archdeacon.

11. What nationality is the woman whom Audre finds to help her with her pregnancy?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) White.
(c) Asian.
(d) Black.

12. What is the name of Audre's first boyfriend?
(a) James.
(b) John.
(c) Alvin.
(d) Peter.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Audre's mother react when she finds she is complaining about her at her high school?

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

3. What does Audre's mother do on election days when Audre is young?

4. What does Audre love to do in the kitchen with her mother?

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

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