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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 is wrong with the narrator in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"
2. In "Passage" Moraga speaks about how her _____________ has never been hers to do with as she pleases.
3. Why does Moraga refuse to give up her old typewriter?
4. What does the narrator see a woman doing in "November Again?"
5. What can Moraga not completely erase from her life?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?
2. To what does Moraga compare the sensation of falling in "The Voices of the Fallers?"
3. What does a girl named Cecilia learn in "Later, She Met Joyce?"
4. What pressure did Moraga's family put on her and what did she learn about docile obedience?
5. What imagery with weapons does Moraga give men in "Anatomy Lesson?"
6. Why does Moraga's mother ask her to speak to Moraga's father in "My Sister, Who Must Be Protected"?
7. What example does Moraga give about how she, herself, is guilty of oppressive behavior?
8. Why is writing in both English and Spanish a form of rebellion for Moraga?
9. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?
10. Why does Moraga say it is important for any activist to realize that oppression is not just exterior and how is the women's movement a subtle form of racism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Oppression seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is oppression according to Moraga? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one theme in the book related to culture and lesbianism. Identify at least two themes in the poems and essays and then cite an example to support each theme you name.
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
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