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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 of Audre's first playmate?

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

3. What does Audre have a deep need for even as a young child?

4. Whom does the author become embarrassed of because she is so different?

5. What does Audre do to her first boyfriend when she begins college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Audre's relationship with Peter described in the book?

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

3. What is the nature of the results of the aptitude test Audre takes in high school?

4. How are "The Branded" first described in the book?

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

6. How does Audre learn to read before going to school?

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

8. How are the Carriacou women first described in the book?

9. What does Audre's mother believe is happening to Gennie to cause her to commit suicide?

10. How does Audre describe her time spent working with her father in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Audre's time spent with "The Branded" versus the "Sistah Outsiders". Which group allowed Audre to grow more as a person? What impact did Audre's being a part of these groups have on her actions in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Audre's feminist efforts with those made by white feminists years later. What reasons does Audre have for criticizing these women who seem to be fighting for the same things she was?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the importance that poetry and storytelling have in the book. How does the author use these devices as an outlet to express her own frustrations and desires about her social surroundings and humanity in general?

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