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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 state is the city of Stamford in that Audre moves to in the book?

2. What is the name of Eudora's old lover whom she owns a business with?

3. What pressure does Audre accredit for why her relationship with Ginger couldn't last?

4. What does Audre find that her friend Muriel is more so than Audre is?

5. Who desegregates schools after McCarthy is censured?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Audre describe Stamford, Connecticut when she first moves there?

2. How does Audre describe her job at the New York Public Library?

3. How is Audre's near-rape described in Chapter 23?

4. How is Audre's work as an X-ray technician described in the book?

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

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

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

8. How does Audre describe her treatment in society as a black woman in comparison with her white lesbian friends?

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

10. How is Audre's first time making love with Ginger described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the portrayal of Audre's coming of age in the book. What impact did Audre's near blindness at birth and relationship with her mother have on her sexual coming of age in the book, and why is this significant?

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