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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Audre's family find at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) A new home.
(b) A new car.
(c) A new baby.
(d) A pet.

3. What is the name of the group of bad kids in the author's elementary school class?
(a) Robins.
(b) Bluejays.
(c) Brownies.
(d) Fairies.

4. Whom does Audre's mother believe is molesting Gennie?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her brother.

5. At what age does Audre begin her first period?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political stance does Audre begin conforming to in Chapter 13?

2. Where does Audre visit with her class in Chapter 10?

3. What does the man who rapes Audre on a rooftop take from her?

4. What does Audre do to her first boyfriend when she begins college?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Audre do when she plays with a little girl named Toni in the book?

2. How is Audre's relationship with Peter described in the book?

3. How does Audre describe her view of her mother when she was a young child in Harlem?

4. What does Audre's mother believe is happening to Gennie to cause her to commit suicide?

5. How is Audre's consciousness of what race means first described in the book?

6. How is Audre's work ethic at St. Catherine's described in regards to her schoolwork?

7. How does a boy named Alvin help Audre succeed in her first grade class?

8. How does the author describe her parents' relationship for the first time in the book?

9. How is Audre's abortion described in the book?

10. What does Audre do after being molested by a comic book storeowner?

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