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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. What year are the Rosenbergs killed?

2. What is the name of Audre's straight friend whom she admits her affair with Muriel to?

3. What does Audre burn her hand on after her relationship with Muriel begins falling apart?

4. What subjects does Audre fail in college?

5. How does Audre feel after hearing Muriel and her old friend making love one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the city of Cuernavaca described in the book when Audre moves there?

2. How is Audre's work as an X-ray technician described in the book?

3. How are the "closed-shop" laws described in the book?

4. How is Audre's first time making love with Ginger described in the book?

5. What does Audre do after finding out her father had a stroke?

6. How is Audre's involvement in the Committee to Free the Rosenbergs described?

7. Why does Audre express frustration regarding white feminists in Chapter 23?

8. How is Audre's relationship with Bea described in the book?

9. How is Audre's relationship with Eudora first described in the book?

10. How is Audre's near-rape described in Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Audre's first lesbian relationship with Gennie to her most serious lesbian relationship with Muriel. What can we learn about the evolution of Audre's sexuality based on the comparison of her relationship with these two women?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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