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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. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Unfounded.
(b) Blameless.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Disruptive.

2. Audre Lorde warns those in the audience that they should stay away from __________ the past and instead try to learn from it.
(a) Criticizing.
(b) Ignoring.
(c) Romanticizing.
(d) Staying in.

3. Audre Lorde truly believes there is an _____________ of the white woman to try to see the struggles of the black woman.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Unwillingness.
(c) Unsung need.
(d) Honesty.

4. How old is Audre Lorde's son at the time when she has written this section?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

5. Audre Lorde wonders if there are any other groups in the world which are as universally __________ and yet expected to continue functioning within society.
(a) Honored.
(b) Hated.
(c) Beaten.
(d) Loved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Much of the black community is mired in ___________ due to a false sense of security or despair, according to Audre Lorde.

2. In what state is Audre Lorde invited to become a poet-in-residence as well as a teacher for students?

3. At the same time, sons of lesbian mothers have to formulate their own ideas about what it means to be __________.

4. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?

5. White women have the option of identifying themselves with the white patriarchy in order to gain power by _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Audre Lorde believe it is important to discuss difference in the lives of women?

2. What is the unique set of challenges Audre Lorde feels she faces as a black feminist raising a son?

3. What did Audre Lorde's mother favor in terms of her daughters, treating some daughters better than others, in Lorde's opinion?

4. How does Audre Lorde describe two of her poems "Poetry is Not a Luxury" and "Uses of the Erotic"?

5. What is the most important gift, Audre Lorde says, that she has given her children as a mother?

6. What kind of time does Audre Lorde believe that black women have been born into, which makes things more difficult?

7. What does Audre Lorde feel that Malcolm X began to grasp in terms of the lingering effects of oppression?

8. What does Audre Lorde point out to be used as a derogatory term in the black community for a self-identified and independent woman?

9. What does Audre Lorde encourage the women in the audience to do at the end of her speech?

10. What does Audre Lorde feel can lead to greater unity within a group, whether they are oppressed or not?

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