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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 say that black females faced every day that white lesbians did not?

2. What is the name of the ex-varsity star in Muriel's high school that she runs into?

3. Which of the following women is not mentioned as being part of Audre's group of friends in Chapter 23?

4. What do Audre and Muriel find they feel towards the woman who comes to live with them?

5. Which of the following descriptions is not given of Audre's work performance in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Audre's involvement in the Committee to Free the Rosenbergs described?

2. What causes Audre to drop out of college?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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