View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 169 - 190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?
(a) Repressed sexuality.
(b) War.
(c) Reconciliation.
(d) Lost love.

2. When did Moraga begin to identify with oppressed groups?
(a) When she roomed with a black girl.
(b) When her family became homeless.
(c) When she accepted her lesbianism.
(d) When she went to college.

3. According to Moraga, the educational system in America is flawed because it is dominated by _____________________________.
(a) The government.
(b) White, upper-class men.
(c) Ignorant people.
(d) Controlling School Boards.

4. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?
(a) It pays attention to issues regarding white, middle-class women.
(b) Asian women must be put on a waiting list to join.
(c) There is a limit to the number of black women included.
(d) There are no provisions for Hispanic language translations.

5. Moraga blames her mother's ______________________ with making her a poor lover.
(a) Dissatisfaction with her marriage.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Religious beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, true progress for racial and ___________ progress is impossible as long as white, upper-class men permeate institutions.

2. Why could Moraga relate to the Holocaust victims?

3. What does Moraga insert into her prose?

4. Which of the following does Moraga write about in "For the Color of My Mother?"

5. In what faith was Moraga raised?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 250 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample