2. Complete the following sentence in the book, "To be black, female, gay, and out of the closet in a white environment was considered by many black lesbians to be simply ________."
(a) Impressive.
(b) Insane.
(c) Suicidal.
(d) Crazy.

3. At what age had Audre's friend Ginger been married?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

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

5. How does Audre feel after hearing Muriel and her old friend making love one night?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Happy.
(c) Excited.
(d) Devastated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Audre's only black friend out of her lesbian group in New York?

2. Where does Audre develop a dream of moving to in Chapter 20?

3. What does Audre burn her hand on after her relationship with Muriel begins falling apart?

4. Where does Audre first go once moving to Stamford?

5. Whose ex-boyfriend is a man named Art?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is the city of Cuernavaca described in the book when Audre moves there?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Audre's peak in her lesbianism described after she drops out of college?

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