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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Audre find that her old college friend is not interested in after they become romantically involved in Chapter 20?
(a) Sex.
(b) Talking.
(c) Education.
(d) Working.

3. 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 ________."
(a) Impressive.
(b) Insane.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Suicidal.

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

5. What is the name of the ex-varsity star in Muriel's high school that she runs into?
(a) Toni.
(b) Ella.
(c) Bea.
(d) Kitty.

6. What is the name of one of the women Audre saw as a candidate to have her first lesbian affair with?
(a) Bea.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Ella.
(d) Marie.

7. Which of the following descriptions is not given of Audre's work performance in Chapter 19?
(a) Performs poorly.
(b) Saves money.
(c) Earns many bonuses.
(d) Outstrips other employees.

8. What type of relationship does Audre say that many lesbians are into?
(a) Angry.
(b) Numerous.
(c) Diverse.
(d) Dominance and submission.

9. What year are the Rosenbergs killed?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1953.

10. What does Audre have trouble finding in Chapter 28?
(a) A girlfriend.
(b) A house.
(c) A car.
(d) A job.

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

12. What does Audre say her flirtations must be as a part of the New York lesbian scene?
(a) Subtle.
(b) Obscene.
(c) Overt.
(d) Aggressive.

13. Whom does Audre spend too much time with that leads to her failing subjects in college?
(a) The writer's guild members.
(b) The Branded.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Peter.

14. What is the name of Audre's old college friend whom she mourns the Rosenbergs with?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Bea.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Ella.

15. What college was Eudora the first woman to attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Texas.
(d) University of Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Audre and Muriel find they feel towards the woman who comes to live with them?

2. What state is the city of Stamford in that Audre moves to in the book?

3. What country are the Rosenbergs accused of spying for?

4. What does Audre give to a man who tries to rape her in Chapter 23?

5. What is the name of the second interlude in the book?

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