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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 Eudora's old lover whom she owns a business with?
(a) Frieda.
(b) Bea.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Karen.

2. What happens to Audre's father that requires her to come home from Stamford?
(a) He gets in an accident.
(b) He dies.
(c) He has a stroke.
(d) He has a heart attack.

3. What kind of business does Eudora own?
(a) A bar.
(b) A candle shop.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A bookstore.

4. How does Audre feel after first moving to Stamford?
(a) Excited.
(b) Empowered.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Happy.

5. What does Audre find that her friend Muriel is more so than Audre is?
(a) Sad.
(b) Smart.
(c) Vulnerable.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Audre have trouble finding in Chapter 28?

2. What does Audre discuss the rise of in Chapter 17?

3. What state is the city of Stamford in that Audre moves to in the book?

4. How does Audre describe her state of mind after her first lesbian sexual experience?

5. What is the formal name of Audre's friend Ginger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Audre's friend Lynn cause problems between her and Muriel when she moves in with them?

2. Why does Audre express frustration regarding white feminists in Chapter 23?

3. What happens to Muriel to cause her split with Audre in the book?

4. How does Audre describe her job at the New York Public Library?

5. How is Muriel's affair with Toni described in the book?

6. How does Audre react to her new scenery after moving to Mexico?

7. How is Audre's relationship with Eudora first described in the book?

8. How is the New York lesbian scene described in Chapter 29?

9. How does Audre describe her treatment in society as a black woman in comparison with her white lesbian friends?

10. How is Audre's first time making love with Ginger described in the book?

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