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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 that expresses how Carriacou women love one another in the book?

2. Which of Audre's friends in The Branded attempts suicide several times?

3. What event does the author note as bringing much difficulty upon her family in Chapter 1?

4. Whom does Audre complain to about her mother at her high school?

5. What kind of unique consciousness does Audre attribute for her ability to be a focused writer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her parents' relationship for the first time in the book?

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

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

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

5. How does Audre react to Gennie's death in the book?

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

7. What does Audre do after being molested by a comic book storeowner?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author makes an interesting choice in the book by highlighting many true historical events throughout the text and offers her own opinions and reactions to them.

1) Why does the author often combine her own personal experiences alongside historical events such as Pearl Harbor?

2) What can we learn about the importance that political freedom has for the author based on her portrayal of McCarthyism in the book?

3) What can we learn about Audre's political and social beliefs based on her support of the Rosenbergs while they are on trial, especially given the ways she is able to identify with them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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