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

2. What job does Audre get just after graduating from high school?
(a) A library clerk.
(b) A nurse's aide.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A cook.

3. How many sisters does Audre have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What does Audre express a desire for in Chapter 4?
(a) A boyfriend.
(b) A girlfriend.
(c) A new mother.
(d) A little sister.

5. What is the name of the high school Audre attends?
(a) Hunter College High School.
(b) St. Mary's of Hope.
(c) St. Catherine's School.
(d) Baker High School.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Audre's first boyfriend?

3. What is the name of the lecherous man who Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?

4. What is the name of the island filled with women that the author focuses on in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the book's protagonist?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are "The Branded" first described in the book?

2. How is Audre's first experience with segregation described in the book?

3. How are Audre's actions to be prepared after Pearl Harbor described in the book?

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

5. How does Audre initially react to the tragedy of Pearl Harbor?

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

7. What role does Audre's love for making up stories have in her becoming a writer?

8. How is Gennie's death described in the book?

9. What is the nature of the results of the aptitude test Audre takes in high school?

10. How does Audre describe her first menstruation in the book?

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