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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman," what do "we" do when we put "acts of God" on an equal playing field with man?
(a) "Spit on religious tradition."
(b) "Laugh in the face of humanity."
(c) "Choose to ignore honesty."
(d) "Shrug off personal responsibility."

2. What does the narrator in "Wonder Woman" see on sidewalks?
(a) Bits of glass.
(b) Trash.
(c) Torn photos.
(d) Flowers.

3. According to Mirtha Quintanales, what is racism?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) A problem that will never go away.
(c) A Big Monster.
(d) A nightmare.

4. How does a woman who chooses to be a lesbian, according to Cheryl Clarke, live?
(a) Dangerously.
(b) Submissively.
(c) In hiding.
(d) Openly.

5. Who wrote "I Am What I Am"?
(a) Rosario Morales.
(b) Lynne Hanley.
(c) Patricia Smith.
(d) Toni Morrison.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Light was _________," according to the narrator in "La Guera."

2. What does Hattie Gossett claim nobody cares about in the '80s?

3. Why did the author of "When I Was Growing Up"' sisters get praised?

4. According to Cheryl Clarke, of whom are black women envious?

5. In what month in 1979, did Gloria attend a women's retreat in California?

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