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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 the woman who Ginger begins spending time with in Chapter 19?

3. What is the name of the elderly woman Audre meets in Mexico?

4. What is Eudora's nickname in the book?

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

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 the city of Cuernavaca described in the book when Audre moves there?

4. How is the Interlude: The Last of My Childhood Nightmares 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 does Audre react to her new scenery after moving to Mexico?

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

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

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

10. What does Audre do after finding out her father had a stroke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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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