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

2. What is Audre afraid is wrong with her after she finds help with her pregnancy?
(a) That she will lose the baby.
(b) That she is hemorrhaging.
(c) That she will die.
(d) That she will lose her boyfriend.

3. What does the author's first teacher discourage her from writing when she first begins school?
(a) Her last name.
(b) Her alphabet.
(c) Made up stories.
(d) Her first name.

4. How does Audre feel after Gennie dies?
(a) She is crushed.
(b) She is indifferent.
(c) She is in denial.
(d) She is angry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby does Audre begin doing after joining her group of outcast friends in high school?

2. How does Audre feel when she loses the position that she ran for in middle school?

3. What does Audre love to do in the kitchen with her mother?

4. How old is Audre when she meets her first playmate?

5. How long does Audre say her first encounter with her first playmate lasted?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Gennie's relationship with her mother Louisa described in the book?

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

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

8. How does Audre describe being raped on a rooftop when she was 10-years-old?

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

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

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