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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moraga speaks both English and ____________.
(a) German.
(b) Spanish.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

2. What do Moraga and another woman do in "Modern-Day Hero" that does not require the help of men who try to assist?
(a) Shovel a drive.
(b) Change a tire.
(c) Rescue a woman who has fallen.
(d) Change the oil in a car.

3. What does Moraga say cannot be dealt with from a purely theoretical perspective?
(a) Finances.
(b) Gender identity.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Education.

4. Which of the following does Moraga say can live inside even the most liberal-minded person?
(a) Racism.
(b) Classism.
(c) Sexism.
(d) All of these.

5. In what faith was Moraga raised?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecilia notice about Joyce when she sees her again after having separated?

2. Who is the main character in "Pesadilla?"

3. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?

4. Moraga belongs to both the feminist and _____________ movements.

5. In "Salvation, Jesus, and Suffer" where is Moraga working?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Moraga learn about her parents' relationship in "The Slow Dance"?

2. What pressure did Moraga's family put on her and what did she learn about docile obedience?

3. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"

4. What aspect of her life does Moraga discuss in the introduction?

5. What role did the Catholic Church play in Moraga's acceptance of her lesbianism?

6. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?

7. In "Hearts" to what war is Moraga referring when she talks about a war no one really knew about?

8. Why does Moraga's mother ask her to speak to Moraga's father in "My Sister, Who Must Be Protected"?

9. What is the dominant theme in this set of poems?

10. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

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