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

2. Whom does Audre spend too much time with that leads to her failing subjects in college?
(a) Peter.
(b) The Branded.
(c) The writer's guild members.
(d) Her parents.

3. What does Audre discuss the rise of in Chapter 17?
(a) McCarthyism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Socialism.

4. How does Audre describe her grief over losing Muriel?
(a) Intolerable.
(b) Uncontrollable.
(c) Wild.
(d) Small.

5. What is the name of Audre's straight friend whom she admits her affair with Muriel to?
(a) Rhea.
(b) Felicia.
(c) Diane.
(d) Karen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pressure does Audre accredit for why her relationship with Ginger couldn't last?

2. What does Audre say she felt for the first time in her life after moving to Mexico?

3. What subjects does Audre fail in college?

4. What does Audre give to a man who tries to rape her in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Audre's near-rape described in Chapter 23?

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

4. How is Audre's relationship with Bea described in the book?

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

6. What does Audre do after finding out her father had a stroke?

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

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

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

10. What causes Audre to drop out of college?

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