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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through And When you Leave, Take Your Pictures with You: Racism in the Women's Movement.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator croon in "I Am What I Am"?
(a) Jorge Arraiza songs.
(b) Carlos Gardel tangoes.
(c) Skitzo rap.
(d) Rafael Ithier poetry.

2. Where did the narrator of "I Am What I Am" get her English accent from?
(a) Sesame Street.
(b) Gospel Songs.
(c) The BBC.
(d) National Geographic Channel.

3. According to Chrystos, what is no longer considered a tool that can eliminate racism?
(a) Education.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Culturalism.

4. Why does Rosario Morales carry a "pole 18 inches long"?
(a) To protect herself from America.
(b) To protect herself from 13-89 year old men.
(c) To maintain her right to be proud of her culture.
(d) To protect herself from right-winged feminists.

5. According to Judit Moschkovich, what happens when a person denies who they are, where they come from, and how they feel?
(a) They become hardened against others.
(b) They assimilate to the societal constant.
(c) They end up hating themselves.
(d) They fail to find a place for themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "braceros" mean?

2. Who is quoted at the beginning of "Children Passing in the Streets" as saying, "I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes"?

3. Who is quoted at the beginning of the poem "on not bein"?

4. 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?

5. What must one do to become visible, according to "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman"?

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