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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. In the poem "on not bein," what is the subject's chest compared to?

2. Who did the subject from "on not bein" marry?

3. Who wrote "For the Color of My Mother"?

4. What happened to the narrator in the poem "For the Color of My Mother" when she was two?

5. What culture does Judit Moschkovich align with Latin culture?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Emma Goldman from Cherrie Moraga's "La Guera," how must one gain a philosophy from any event?

2. What does the first section of the book speak about?

3. Given that Judit Moschovich did not equate "American" with imperialistic and racist, what did she equate "American" with?

4. According to Anita Valerio, how is the Okan described?

5. What is the meaning behind "Wonder Woman"?

6. What questions did Anita Valerio discuss regarding the holy woman?

7. What did Aurora Levins Morales decide was the issue that she had with Piri Thomas' book "Down These Mean Streets"?

8. What is the common theme that all of the writings from the section titled "Introduction and Children Passing in the Streets: The Roots of Our Radicalism" have in common?

9. Why did the woman in Lee's "on not bein" marry the first man who proposed?

10. What does Rosario Morales say that she is in "I am What I Am"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Time and time again, fear is a main theme by many of the authors. Discuss fear as a consistent problem associated with the women's movement. Detail different authors' perspectives on the problems associated with the existence of fear within the women's movement.

Essay Topic 2

There are many different references to "Left-Handed" and "Right-Handed" worlds. What is meant by both of these titles? How do different authors describe the meaning of "left-handed" and "right-handed" worlds? Why are these terms used as designations at all? What is the relevance?

Essay Topic 3

Do you believe that any "voice"was left out of the book? What voice do you believe was omitted from the view points? Why do you believe this voice was omitted from the book? Why do you believe that this voice would have added to the tone of the theme?

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