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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 comes to visit Audre's house just after Gennie's death?

2. What kind of religion is the protagonist brought up in?

3. What is the name of the boy in the author's class who helps her fit in with the good kids?

4. What job does Audre get just after graduating from high school?

5. How much does Audre tell her family about her molestation in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Audre's first experience with segregation described in the book?

2. How is Audre's relationship with Peter described in the book?

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

4. How does Audre initially react to the tragedy of Pearl Harbor?

5. What does Audre do after being molested by a comic book storeowner?

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

7. How does Audre describe her introduction to cooking in the book?

8. How is Audre's abortion described in the book?

9. How is Audre's poetry writing described when she first joins The Branded?

10. How does Audre describe her view of her mother when she was a young child in Harlem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel's genre offers many points of discussion with both its autobiographical and mythological material.

1) What aspects of the book appear to be purely autobiographical regarding the author's life?

2) What reasons would the author have for using mythological facts within the book alongside her personal accounts, does this help fill in gaps in the text?

3) How is the inclusion of both autobiographical and mythological methods in the book able to create a more well rounded portrayal of the author's life journey?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Audre's time spent with "The Branded" versus the "Sistah Outsiders". Which group allowed Audre to grow more as a person? What impact did Audre's being a part of these groups have on her actions in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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