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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 does Audre find that Muriel finds threatening about her after reading something she wrote?

2. Where does Audre develop a dream of moving to in Chapter 20?

3. What does Audre have trouble finding in Chapter 28?

4. How does Audre feel after first moving to Stamford?

5. What kind of friends does Audre say told her that her blackness made her partly invisible?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the "closed-shop" laws described in the book?

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

3. What is the nature of the piece of writing of Muriel's that Audre finds in Chapter 28?

4. What causes Audre to drop out of college?

5. How does Audre's friend Lynn cause problems between her and Muriel when she moves in with them?

6. How is the New York lesbian scene described in Chapter 29?

7. How is Audre's mental state described after she moves to Stamford?

8. What political advancements lead to Audre moving back to the U.S. from Mexico?

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

10. How is the Interlude: The Last of My Childhood Nightmares described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel's genre offers many points of discussion with both its autobiographical and mythological material.

1) What aspects of the book appear to be purely autobiographical regarding the author's life?

2) What reasons would the author have for using mythological facts within the book alongside her personal accounts, does this help fill in gaps in the text?

3) How is the inclusion of both autobiographical and mythological methods in the book able to create a more well rounded portrayal of the author's life journey?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the portrayal of women in the book. What lessons of empowerment is the author offering to women in this book? What does she hope for others to learn from this book regarding the diverse nature of women?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of the book's title as well as the portrayal of the Carriacou culture overall. What importance did the search for Zami have in Audre's life, did she try to create this act on her own after being unable to find it organically?

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