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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Audre begin making plans to go to that she knows Eudora won't follow her to?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) France.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

3. Whose ex-boyfriend is a man named Art?
(a) Frieda's.
(b) Bea's.
(c) Rhea's.
(d) Kitty's.

4. What is Eudora's nickname in the book?
(a) Pandita.
(b) La Mana.
(c) La Periodista.
(d) Barbarina.

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

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

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

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

9. What does the woman who lives with Audre and Muriel do before leaving their home?
(a) Steals their car.
(b) Takes their dog.
(c) Runs away with Muriel.
(d) Steals their money.

10. What is the name of the second interlude in the book?
(a) "My Sexual Awakening".
(b) "The Last of My Childhood Nightmares".
(c) "Writing an autobiography".
(d) "My Poetry".

11. How does Audre feel in her old home after leaving Stamford to visit her father?
(a) Very welcome.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Like a stranger.

12. What does Audre say she felt for the first time in her life after moving to Mexico?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Attention.
(c) Recognized.
(d) Curious.

13. How does Audre feel after hearing Muriel and her old friend making love one night?
(a) Happy.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Devastated.
(d) Excited.

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

15. What does Audre say she realized about herself after dropping out of college?
(a) Her passion for writing.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) Her high intelligence.
(d) Her lesbianism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who desegregates schools after McCarthy is censured?

3. Whom does Audre describe as being a beautiful writer?

4. What is the name of Audre's old friend she runs into and whom Muriel likes?

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

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