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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragedy occurs at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) D Day.
(d) World War I.

2. Whom does Audre share a bed with growing up?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her sisters.

3. What office does Audre run for in her middle school?
(a) Class secretary.
(b) Class president.
(c) Class vice president.
(d) Class treasurer.

4. What word does Audre learn the meaning of at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Black.
(b) War.
(c) Colored.
(d) Redbone.

5. What disability is the protagonist born with?
(a) Near blindness.
(b) No fingers.
(c) One arm.
(d) Deafness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Audre particularly enamored by as a child?

2. What is the name of the stern woman whom Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?

3. What does Audre help take care of for her father when she works with him as a young girl?

4. What is the name the author and her family are called due to their light black skin?

5. What does Audre believe led to her becoming a writer?

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