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

2. Cecilia and Joyce become friends and ______________.

3. What images does Moraga talk about in "Winter of Oppression, 1982?"

4. What did Moraga know about herself from a very young age?

5. Which notable person does Moraga mention in "What Does It Take?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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. In "Heading East" what imagery does Moraga use to illustrate how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?

5. How does Moraga compare herself to her lover's dead brother in "No Born-Again Children?"

6. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?

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

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

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

10. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Moraga's anger in her poetry. Is it obvious or subtle? What about Moraga's essays? Does she even try to disguise her anger? What does she hope to accomplish by making her anger public?

Essay Topic 2

LOVING IN THE WAR YEARS is a classic story of the search to find your true identity and the struggle to preserve it. What does that classification entail? Why does Moraga's work in this book fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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