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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. How long does Audre say her first encounter with her first playmate lasted?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. How does working with her father make Audre feel?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Resentful.

3. What office does Audre run for in her middle school?
(a) Class secretary.
(b) Class president.
(c) Class treasurer.
(d) Class vice president.

4. What kind of positions does the author begin taking in life starting in Chapter 2?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Positive.
(c) Negative.
(d) Extreme.

5. Which of Audre's friends in The Branded attempts suicide several times?
(a) Helen.
(b) Bea.
(c) Gennie.
(d) Ginger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What areas did Audre score well on in the aptitude test she took in high school?

2. What is the name that expresses how Carriacou women love one another in the book?

3. What color coat does Audre's first playmate wear?

4. What does Audre express a desire for in Chapter 4?

5. What is the name of the author's first grade teacher?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the meaning of Zami first described in the book?

2. Why is Audre jealous of her older sisters while growing up?

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

4. How does Audre describe her introduction to cooking in the book?

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

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

7. How are the Carriacou women first described in the book?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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