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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. Whose ex-boyfriend is a man named Art?
2. What does Audre find that her old college friend is not interested in after they become romantically involved in Chapter 20?
3. Complete the following sentence in the book, "To be black, female, gay, and out of the closet in a white environment was considered by many black lesbians to be simply ________."
4. What pressure does Audre accredit for why her relationship with Ginger couldn't last?
5. What state is the city of Stamford in that Audre moves to in the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Audre's work as an X-ray technician described in the book?
2. What is the nature of the piece of writing of Muriel's that Audre finds in Chapter 28?
3. How are the "closed-shop" laws described in the book?
4. How does Audre react to her new scenery after moving to Mexico?
5. How is Audre's mental state described after she moves to Stamford?
6. How is the New York lesbian scene described in Chapter 29?
7. How is the Interlude: The Last of My Childhood Nightmares described in the book?
8. What happens to Muriel to cause her split with Audre in the book?
9. How is Audre's relationship with Bea described in the book?
10. How is Audre's relationship with Muriel first described in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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 concept of work presented in the book. What opportunities did work present to Audre that she was not finding in school and what life lessons was she able to learn from her work experiences?
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