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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 does Audre's mother react when she finds she is complaining about her at her high school?
(a) Happy.
(b) Devastated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Indifferent.

2. What job does an aptitude test suggest Audre have when she takes it in high school?
(a) A dental technician.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A construction worker.

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

4. Whom does the author become embarrassed of because she is so different?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

5. What color coat does Audre's first playmate wear?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Audre's mother do on election days when Audre is young?

2. What does Audre say she had to learn about herself after the national tragedy in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Audre describe sharing a bed with her older sisters as a young girl?

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

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

8. How does Audre react to Gennie's death in the book?

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

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

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