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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 type of laws does Audre mention as being the reason she could find work in Stamford?
(a) Closed-shop laws.
(b) Red bar laws.
(c) Black shop laws.
(d) Post war laws.

2. What is the name of the woman who comes to live with Audre and Muriel?
(a) Flee.
(b) Lynn.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Rhea.

3. Who desegregates schools after McCarthy is censured?
(a) The Supreme Court.
(b) The President.
(c) Congress.
(d) The House of Representatives.

4. What is the name of the second interlude in the book?
(a) "My Poetry".
(b) "My Sexual Awakening".
(c) "The Last of My Childhood Nightmares".
(d) "Writing an autobiography".

5. Whose ex-boyfriend is a man named Art?
(a) Bea's.
(b) Frieda's.
(c) Kitty's.
(d) Rhea's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subjects does Audre fail in college?

2. What is the name of Audre's boss whom she rebels against in Chapter 24?

3. How old is Audre when she has her first lesbian sexual experience?

4. What does Audre find that her old college friend is not interested in after they become romantically involved in Chapter 20?

5. What is the name of the ex-varsity star in Muriel's high school that she runs into?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Audre's work as an X-ray technician described in the book?

3. How does Audre describe Stamford, Connecticut when she first moves there?

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

5. What political advancements lead to Audre moving back to the U.S. from Mexico?

6. How is Audre's involvement in the Committee to Free the Rosenbergs described?

7. How is the character Eudora first described in the book?

8. How is Audre's relationship with Muriel first described in the book?

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

10. How are the "closed-shop" laws described in the book?

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