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

2. What kind of songs does the protagonist's mother sing to her as a child?
(a) Irish.
(b) African.
(c) Grenadian.
(d) Folk.

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

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

5. What does Audre have her first experience with during her first class trip?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Death.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Audre do when she finds out she is pregnant?

2. What is the name of the group of bad kids in the author's elementary school class?

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

4. What office does Audre run for in her middle school?

5. What does Audre say her sisters are to her while they are growing up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Audre describe her time spent working with her father in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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