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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the first friend Audre makes in Mexico?
(a) Ella.
(b) Eudora.
(c) Frieda.
(d) Ginger.

2. Where does Audre develop a dream of moving to in Chapter 20?
(a) Canada.
(b) Africa.
(c) Europe.
(d) Mexico.

3. What job does Audre find in Chapter 26?
(a) A cook.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Library clerk.

4. What year is it in Chapter 27?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1972.

5. What does Audre discuss the rise of in Chapter 17?
(a) McCarthyism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Socialism.

6. What kind of treatments does Muriel blame for stealing a part of her?
(a) Massage.
(b) Electroshock.
(c) Aromatherapy.
(d) Hypnotherapy.

7. What subjects does Audre fail in college?
(a) German and History.
(b) English and History.
(c) Trigonometry and German.
(d) Spanish and Algebra.

8. What is the name of Audre's boss whom she rebels against in Chapter 24?
(a) Mrs. White.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Goodrich.
(d) Mrs. Jones.

9. What does Audre find that her friend Muriel is more so than Audre is?
(a) Sad.
(b) Vulnerable.
(c) Smart.
(d) Happy.

10. Which of the following women is not mentioned as being part of Audre's group of friends in Chapter 23?
(a) Ginger.
(b) Felicia.
(c) Flee.
(d) Diane.

11. What is the name of Audre's straight friend whom she admits her affair with Muriel to?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Karen.
(c) Diane.
(d) Rhea.

12. How old is Audre when she has her first lesbian sexual experience?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

13. What is the program that Muriel enlists in a hospital meant to help cure?
(a) Suicide risk.
(b) Cancer patients.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Drug addicts.

14. How does Audre describe her state of mind after her first lesbian sexual experience?
(a) Curious.
(b) Upset.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Confused.

15. Where does Audre first go once moving to Stamford?
(a) A housing community.
(b) A factory.
(c) A local bar.
(d) The Black Community Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age had Audre's friend Ginger been married?

2. What is Eudora's nickname in the book?

3. What is the name of the elderly woman Audre meets in Mexico?

4. Complete the following sentence in the book, "To be black, female, gay, and out of the closet in a white environment was considered by many black lesbians to be simply ________."

5. What is the formal name of Audre's friend Ginger?

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