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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. Who is against Audre running for office in her middle school?

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

3. What does Audre do to her first boyfriend when she begins college?

4. What does Audre say that she and Gennie never shared together in Chapter 14?

5. What office does Audre run for in her middle school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the Carriacou women first described in the book?

2. How is the beginning of Audre's desire for female companionship described in the book?

3. How does Audre describe her time spent working with her father in Chapter 9?

4. How does Audre react to Gennie's death in the book?

5. How is Gennie's relationship with her mother Louisa described in the book?

6. What does Audre do when she plays with a little girl named Toni in the book?

7. What is the nature of the results of the aptitude test Audre takes in high school?

8. How are Audre's actions to be prepared after Pearl Harbor described in the book?

9. How is Audre's work ethic at St. Catherine's described in regards to her schoolwork?

10. How is Gennie's death described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of work presented in the book. What opportunities did work present to Audre that she was not finding in school and what life lessons was she able to learn from her work experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Audre's feminist efforts with those made by white feminists years later. What reasons does Audre have for criticizing these women who seem to be fighting for the same things she was?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of love in the book. How does Audre's ability to find love evolve throughout the book? What traits does she need to possess in order to find fulfilling love?

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