View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sour Grapes: The Art of Anger in America," Moraga states that Americans are largely ignorant of which culture?

2. About what school of thought is Moraga critical in this essay?

3. Repression can lead to a life of _______________.

4. Chicana mothers usually prefer ___________________.

5. Regarding intellectualism, Moraga talks not only about the content of various theories but also the methods and _____________ used.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moraga use the feminist movement to point out how society has inherent prejudices?

2. According to Moraga, what can repression lead to in almost every Chicana's life?

3. What example of writer Gloria Anzaldua's work does Moraga use to point out that academia gets lost in obsessions with complex theory?

4. What does Moraga feel is the source of the problems with primary education?

5. Why does Moraga say that minority culture art is almost destined to fail in America?

6. What is the distinction made between two partners in any sexual act as defined by Octavio Paz in "A Long Line of Vendidas"?

7. What does Moraga say was one of the defining characteristics of the Civil Rights movement and why does that factor improve chances for success for any movement?

8. What are Moraga's thoughts regarding post-modernism's use of jargon leading to a marginalization of topics?

9. According to Moraga, what is the university system only interested in producing?

10. What did Moraga learn about sexism from being raised a Chicana woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall ethnic culture for the book. What influences does ethnicity have on Moraga's poems and essays? What is the time period of the poems and essays? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues reflected in the work?

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

Moraga claims that leaving the Catholic Church was a sad, but necessary, step in her evolution into being an authentic person. What did Moraga's Catholicism mean to her? Why did she feel she needed to step away from Catholicism to become who she truly is?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,016 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample