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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Audre when she meets her first playmate?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

2. What is the name of the high school Audre attends?
(a) Hunter College High School.
(b) Baker High School.
(c) St. Catherine's School.
(d) St. Mary's of Hope.

3. What kitchen tool to use of her mother's does Audre love?
(a) The mortar.
(b) The knife.
(c) A wooden spoon.
(d) The whisk.

4. What is the name of the island filled with women that the author focuses on in Chapter 1?
(a) Mali.
(b) Barbuda.
(c) Zami.
(d) Carriacou.

5. What is the name of the lecherous man who Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?
(a) John Brady.
(b) Alvin Jones.
(c) James Baker.
(d) Max Wint.

6. What does Audre love to do in the kitchen with her mother?
(a) Chop herbs.
(b) Bake bread.
(c) Pound spices.
(d) Butcher meat.

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

8. What is the name of the stern woman whom Audre talks about who works at her school in Chapter 8?
(a) Sister Mary Lawrence.
(b) Maxine.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Ann Archdeacon.

9. What does Audre have a deep need for even as a young child?
(a) Female acceptance.
(b) Attention from her father.
(c) Love.
(d) Male acceptance.

10. What is the name that expresses how Carriacou women love one another in the book?
(a) Zami.
(b) Pamu.
(c) Tani.
(d) Bali.

11. Who is against Audre running for office in her middle school?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her teacher.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

12. Whom does Audre's mother believe is molesting Gennie?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her cousin.

13. How long does Audre say her first encounter with her first playmate lasted?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 weeks.

14. At what age does Audre begin her first period?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

15. Why does Audre say she loves making the dish her mother hates?
(a) It takes patience.
(b) She likes pounding garlic.
(c) She likes pounding meat.
(d) The smell is nice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does the author note as bringing much difficulty upon her family in Chapter 1?

2. What does Audre say her sisters are to her while they are growing up?

3. What is the name of Audre's group of friends who are outcasts in high school?

4. How does Audre describe her relationship with her family when she is in high school?

5. How does Audre's mother react when she finds she is complaining about her at her high school?

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