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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. Who is the narrator's lover in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"

2. In what way does Moraga say she can be racist?

3. What does Moraga insert into her prose?

4. Moraga speaks both English and ____________.

5. What happens to Deborah when she and Cecilia stay at a friend's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What imagery of women does Moraga use in "For the Color of My Mother"?

2. What does a girl named Cecilia learn in "Later, She Met Joyce?"

3. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

4. What example does Moraga give about how she, herself, is guilty of oppressive behavior?

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

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

7. In "Passage", to what is Moraga referring when she says something of hers has always belonged to other people?

8. Why is writing in both English and Spanish a form of rebellion for Moraga?

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

10. How does Moraga use the metaphor of a phantom limb to describe repressed sexuality in "You Call It, 'Amputation'"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The role of parental influence was strong for Moraga and she states that her lesbianism was largely associated with her mother's very active and tender role in her life. Explain the influence of Moraga's mother on her life, thoughts, values, etc. What influence, if any, did Moraga's homosexual father have in her life?

Essay Topic 2

Name at least two forms of oppression that Moraga defines in her essays and then describe each of them as Moraga has described them. Then define them as you see them. What differences are there in the two views?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Moraga. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Moraga?

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