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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name the author and her family are called due to their light black skin?

2. What is the name of Audre's first boyfriend?

3. What tragedy occurs at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. How much does Audre tell her family about her molestation in Chapter 6?

5. What hobby does Audre begin doing after joining her group of outcast friends in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Audre's consciousness of what race means first described in the book?

2. How does Audre describe her introduction to cooking in the book?

3. How is Audre's poetry writing described when she first joins The Branded?

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

5. How is Audre's work ethic at St. Catherine's described in regards to her schoolwork?

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

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

8. How are Audre's actions to be prepared after Pearl Harbor described in the book?

9. How does Audre describe her first menstruation in the book?

10. What does Audre do when she plays with a little girl named Toni in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of community in the book. What importance does the author place on being a part of a community, namely one where there is a sense of belonging, based on the portrayals of The Branded and the Sistah Outsiders?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of heritage is something brought up in several capacities throughout the book.

1) How is the Grenadian heritage, namely the Carriacou culture examined in the book and what impact does it have on the author?

2) What lessons does Audre learn about the importance of heritage from her relationship with Eudora while in Mexico?

3) How does Audre reflect upon her own heritage in the book and how does she define it?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of lesbianism is an important one in the book and helps define the protagonist more clearly.

1) What impact does Audre's poetry writing have on her ability to be open about her lesbianism for the first time, especially considering her relations with The Branded at the time?

2) What is telling of the evolution of Audre's lesbianism based on her relationships with Gennie and Muriel?

3) What role does Audre play in the New York lesbian scene and what does this community mean to her?

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