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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 ex-varsity star in Muriel's high school that she runs into?

2. What job does Audre get after returning to Stamford from visiting her father?

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

4. How does Audre describe her grief over losing Muriel?

5. What is the relationship between Ginger and Cora in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the New York lesbian scene described in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

5. How is Audre's peak in her lesbianism described after she drops out of college?

6. How is Muriel's affair with Toni described in the book?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The mother-daughter relationship is something that helps carry the story from beginning to end and has perhaps the biggest impact on the author's life.

1) What can we learn about the impact Audre's relationship with her mother had based on her portrayal of her childhood experiences with her mother?

2) What circumstances led to Audre's estrangement from her mother as she grew older? What might the author wish for this progression to represent in terms of character development?

3) What deductions can be made about the author's final opinions of the mother-daughter relationship based on her belief that her desires to be with women came from her mother's blood?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Audre's first lesbian relationship with Gennie to her most serious lesbian relationship with Muriel. What can we learn about the evolution of Audre's sexuality based on the comparison of her relationship with these two women?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Audre's time spent with "The Branded" versus the "Sistah Outsiders". Which group allowed Audre to grow more as a person? What impact did Audre's being a part of these groups have on her actions in the book?

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