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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. Where does the narrator of "The Diary" spend her Thanksgiving?

2. Why is the narrator able to sing blues easily in "Harlem Blues"?

3. What does the narrator's grandmother give the narrator that makes her realize she is the author of the diary?

4. Who does Mira get nervous around in "The Bachelorette Party"?

5. Where does Amber go with the person who misdials her after dinner in "Wrong Number"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Seduction" where does the narrator seduce her boyfriend into going and how?

2. What happens as a result of Rob and Amber's misdialed phone conversation in "Wrong Number"?

3. Describe how Yardley and Clarence meet in "Be My Valentine".

4. Describe the setting of "The Diary".

5. What happens to the narrator in "The Airport" after she arrives back home from Jamaica?

6. What does the narrator come to realize in "The Diary"?

7. In "A Time For Change" what is Bridget upset with her husband Drake about?

8. What happens as result of the narrator and her boyfriend's first intimate experience in "The Seduction"?

9. Describe the couple in "Dinner At Eight"s romance and lust.

10. Describe the narrator's alter ego in "Nervous".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a story from each section, Wild, Wilder, and Off Da Damn Hook to describe and explain the sexual repression women are constantly struggling with. Include how each story gets progressively more graphic and less appropriate for the general public.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the sexual desires of the narrator's in "Kissin' Cousins" and "The Voyeur". How do both narrator's demonstrate a level of unemotional connection to the person they sleep with?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the absurdities of the sorority Alpha Phi Fuckem. How is this based on preposterous behavior or is it all that preposterous?

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