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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Billie Holiday when she dies?
(a) 37 years old.
(b) 51 years old.
(c) 29 years old.
(d) 44 years old.

2. What form is the poem "First Time: 1950" written in?
(a) Ode.
(b) Sonnet.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Sestina.

3. Where is the shoe store in Pat Parker's story "Shoes"?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Detroit.
(d) St. Louis.

4. Who molests Lillian Kelly?
(a) Policeman.
(b) A friend's father.
(c) Next door neighbor.
(d) Gardener.

5. What word does Jade Gates focus on in "And Now"?
(a) Shame.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Free.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music is playing at the party in "The Fourth of July"?

2. Who molests Naomi Schwartz?

3. Billie Holiday is also known as ________.

4. What is the name of the mom's boyfriend who rapes Jana Vincenti?

5. What religious occasion is it on the day Beverly Sky goes to the church early?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Kanagys to Karen Asherah?

2. What further indignity does Billie Holiday suffer after nearly being raped?

3. What were the effects of several occurrences of sexual abuse on Miriam Monasch when she was younger?

4. What happens in "The Fourth of July"?

5. What two incidents with the priest did Beverly Sky have conflicting feelings about?

6. What analogy does Lillian Kelly use to describe how the pain of the molestation affected her life?

7. What was Honor Moore's childhood like?

8. What happens to the little girl in Martha Roger's story "Street Fair"?

9. Who is Kate Millett?

10. What happened to Lillian Kelly and how did she handle the pain that followed?

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