Last fall when I was seeking employment I happened to apply at this little independent bookstore in my neighborhood that specifically caters itself to Women and Children. After bringing in my application and resume they asked me to sit down for a short test that they require all potential employees to take. When they explained the test to me I was pretty excited but that excitement quickly turned to shock and resignation as I realized I didn't know as much as I thought I had. Well, this weekend, I happened to stop back in the store as for a copy and now I present it to you. Below is a list of female authors and the rules are simple: 1. Name a book written by the following authors. 2. No cheating, you are on the honor system. 3. Add up the number you know and post. And for those of you that are curious, I knew books by all of 12 of these authors, not so hot!
Toni Morrison
Mary Oliver
Sandra Cisneros
Sara Partesky
Octavia Butler
Ana Castillo
bell hooks
Jeanette Winterson
Lillian Faderman
Baraba Kingsolver
Margaret Atwood
Rebecca Walker
Gloria Steinem
Anne Lamott
Sarah Schulman
Leslie Feinberg
Gerda Lerner
Gish Jen
Amy Tan
Penelope Leach
Kathleen Norris
Mary Karr
Ursula LeGuin
Terry Tempest Williams
Audre Lorde
Zadie Smith
Jhumpa Lahiri
Alice Munro
Martha Nussbaum
Jane Hamilton
Annie Proulx
Susan Faludi
Adrienne Rich
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Toni Morrison- Sula
Mary Oliver
Sandra cisneros- HOUSE ON MANGO ST
Sara Paretsky
Octavia Butler
Ana Castillo
bell hooks- BLACK LOOKS
Jeanette Winterson- THE PASSION
Lillian Faderman- SURPASSING THE LOVE OF MEN
Barbara Kingsolver- Poisonwood Diaries
Margaret Atwood- The ___Maid's ___
Rebecca WAlker- Third Wave
Gloria Steinam
Anne Lamott
Sarah Schulman- SHIMMER
Leslie Feinberg- STONE BUTCH BLUES
Gerda LErner- BLACK WOMAN IN WHITE AMERICA
GISH JEN- ____American
AMY TAN- JOY LUCK CLUB
Penelope Leache
Kathleen Norris
Mary Karr
Ursula LeGuin
Terry Tempest Williams
Audre Lorde- ZAMI
Zadie Smith- WHITE TEETH
JHUMPA LAHIRI- THE ___of ____
Alice Munro
Martha Nussbaum
Jane Hamilton
Annie Proulx- Brokeback Mountain
Susan Faldui- BACKLASH
Adrienne Rich- OF WOMEN BORN
Anonymous, you did so well! Why don't you reveal yourself? A minor correction Kingsolver wrote The Poisonwood Bible, and I'm not sure The ___ of ___ really counts for LaHiri.
a lot of these people i've never heard of. i don't think i'd get the job.
Toni Morrison: Song of Solomon
Mary Oliver: New and Selected Poems: Volume One
Sandra Cisneros: House on Mango Street
Sara Partesky
Octavia Butler
Ana Castillo
bell hooks: class matters
Jeanette Winterson: Sexing the Cherry
Art Objects
Lillian Faderman
Baraba Kingsolver: Poisonwood Bible
Margaret Atwood: The Blind Assassin
Rebecca Walker
Gloria Steinem: Free to Be... You and Me
Anne Lamott: Blue Shoes
Sarah Schulman
Leslie Feinberg
Gerda Lerner: The Creation of the Feminist Consciousness
Gish Jen
Amy Tan: Joy Luck Club
Penelope Leach
Kathleen Norris: Dakota
Mary Karr: The Liars Club
Ursula LeGuin
Terry Tempest Williams
Audre Lorde: The Black Unicorn
Zadie Smith: White Teeth
Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake
(p.s. does anyone have my copy of this book? i want it back as it is autographed and a first edition.)
Alice Munro: a selection of stories
Martha Nussbaum: Frontiers of Justice (read this boook)
Jane Hamilton
Annie Proulx: The Shipping News
Susan Faludi
Adrienne Rich: Selected Poems
can you tell the ones i guessed on?
Toni Morrison- the bluest eye, beloved, song of solomon
Mary Oliver
Sandra Cisneros House on Mango street, woman hollering creek
Sara Partesky
Octavia Butler
Ana Castillo
bell hooks feminism is for everyone
Jeanette Winterson
Lillian Faderman
Baraba Kingsolver- poisonwood bible, prodical summer
Margaret Atwood- Oryx and crake, handmaids tale, the blind assasin
Rebecca Walker
Gloria Steinem
Anne Lamott- was reading traveling mercies last night! bird by bird, plan b-further thoughts on faith
Sarah Schulman
Leslie Feinberg
Gerda Lerner
Gish Jen
Amy Tan Joy luck club
Penelope Leach
Kathleen Norris cloistered walk, dakota
Mary Karr
Ursula LeGuin
Terry Tempest Williams
Audre Lorde
Zadie Smith Amber- you told me to read her, I'm kicking myself now
Jhumpa Lahiri
Alice Munro
Martha Nussbaum
Jane Hamilton
Annie Proulx
Susan Faludi
Adrienne Rich
sorry if this posts more than once, I'm having trouble.
This will be a fun list to work off of!
Well bigal, I don't know that you would get the job either but I don't think its because of your abilities, like I said, I only got 12 of them and I still got a call back, but I'm a girl...
I think I saw your book on the top floor in St. Paul
Probably most of these people I have never heard of. And probably with most of the ones I actually got, I haven't actually read the book but only vaguely know the titles. I don't think I would get this job at all.
but how many, zapata?
are bi-gal and big-al the same persson or is there some really interesting meetings taking place on luminous?
I'm pretty sure if they are the same person we will have a very intriguing story on our hands....
The day after monday bi-gal walks the plank, mates. its an awesome fluke loose in the woods.
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