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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 do Audre's sisters wait until she goes to sleep to do at night?

2. What month does Gennie come to Audre's house very upset?

3. What does Audre's mother do on election days when Audre is young?

4. What occupation is the man who first molests Audre in the book?

5. What does Audre believe led to her becoming a writer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Audre jealous of her older sisters while growing up?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Audre's first lesbian relationship with Gennie to her most serious lesbian relationship with Muriel. What can we learn about the evolution of Audre's sexuality based on the comparison of her relationship with these two women?

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