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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 is the name of the group of black lesbians Audre joins?
2. What job does Audre get after returning to Stamford from visiting her father?
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 is the name of the first friend Audre makes in Mexico?
5. Which of the following qualities does Audre not say she struggles to have accepted by American society?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Audre to drop out of college?
2. Why does Audre express frustration regarding white feminists in Chapter 23?
3. How is the character Eudora first described in the book?
4. How is Audre's peak in her lesbianism described after she drops 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 Audre's first time making love with Ginger described in the book?
7. How is Audre's near-rape described in Chapter 23?
8. How is Audre's mental state described after she moves to Stamford?
9. How does Audre react to her new scenery after moving to Mexico?
10. What happens to Muriel to cause her split with Audre in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 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?
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