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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 70 - 80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Moraga's mother, a good man ___________________.
(a) Always opens the car door.
(b) Walks on the curb side of the sidewalk.
(c) Orders for the woman in a restaurant.
(d) Leads the woman in a dance.

2. What does Moraga contemplate in "Hearts?"
(a) How to make more money.
(b) How to recover from a war no one knew about.
(c) How to live a happy life.
(d) How to be a good lover.

3. What does Moraga call the groveling before the family matriarch?
(a) Necessary evil.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Docile obedience.
(d) Sign of respect.

4. In "You Call It, 'Amputation'" to what does Moraga compare a phantom limb?
(a) The inability to repress one's sexuality.
(b) A mistake made long ago.
(c) The loss of a lover.
(d) The death of a parent.

5. Where does Moraga see the oppressor?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) In politics.
(c) In church.
(d) In social services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of a woman's body does Moraga talk about in "For the Color of My Mother?"

2. To which of the following oppressed groups does Moraga refer in "Hearts?"

3. Why does Moraga think her writing could be considered racist?

4. To whom does Moraga compare her friend's friend, Yves, in "For Amber?"

5. What does Moraga say cannot be dealt with from a purely theoretical perspective?

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