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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gloria Anzaldua claims that women of color need to stop being compared to __________.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Demons.
(c) Dying trees.
(d) Medusas.

2. Who wrote the book "Bloodroots"?
(a) Cherrie Moraga.
(b) Barbara Smith.
(c) Alma Villanueva.
(d) Ai.

3. What book did Naomi Littlebear send to Cherrie Moraga?
(a) "When Women Love Women."
(b) "The Dark Side of the Moon."
(c) "The Sinner Inside."
(d) "The Mirror Never Lies."

4. How long did it take for Gloria Anzaldua to believe that white is not better than brown?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Her lifetime.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Ten years.

5. What does Gloria Anzaldua say women of color cannot allow?
(a) Being tokenized.
(b) Being hurt.
(c) Being dehumanized.
(d) Being made fun of.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction of "Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer," a woman who writes has __________.

2. What does Cherrie Moraga claim is possible in the poem "The Welder"?

3. Barbara Smith says there is no such thing as ___________________.

4. What was one of the major issues that the Combahee River Collective began to address publicly?

5. According to Mirtha Quintanales, what is racism?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Gloria Anzaldua, what were the problems associated with power in her essay "La Prieta"?

2. Why does Gloria Anzaldua write?

3. What did Beverly Smith claim was the problem with analyzing problems within the women's movement?

4. Why did the Combahee River Collective believe that they needed a collection of Black feminist writing?

5. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for birthing Gloria?

6. What comparison did Cheryl Clarke make between lesbians and black women?

7. Why did Hattie Gossett believe that it would be difficult to get her book out?

8. Describe the "smart-ugly" crystallization as described by the Combahee River Collective.

9. Why did Nellie Wong state that she will not stop working and writing? ("In Search of the Self As Hero: Confetti of Voices on New Year's Night")

10. How did Cheryl Clarke wrap up her essay "Lesbianism: An Act of Resistance"?

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