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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. According to Doris Davenport, what is wrong with the word "racism"?
2. When was "La Guera" written?
3. What does Audre Lorde consider wasted energy, as related in"An Open Letter To Mary Daly"?
4. According to Doris Davenport, what is the cause of racism in white feminists?
5. From where did the quote at the beginning of "on not bein" come from?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the introduction, Moraga defined the different sections of the book. What are they?
2. Why did Audre Lorde decide never to talk to white women about racism?
3. What did Aurora Levins Morales decide was the issue that she had with Piri Thomas' book "Down These Mean Streets"?
4. According to Audre Lorde, what was the diversion task of black and third world women?
5. When did Mitsuye Yamada say that Asian Pacific American women would speak out?
6. What are three of the ironic questionings that Lim makes regarding women in her poem "Wonder Woman"?
7. Who lives in the marrow of the narrator in "I Walk in the History of My People"?
8. What happened to Naomi Littlebear when she ran home after being attacked as a little girl?
9. What does Rosario Morales say that she is in "I am What I Am"?
10. According to Anita Valerio, how is the Okan described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the writers detail specific things that a woman of color must do to help the women's movement become just that-a women's movement. They state that there are too many issues within the movement to move forward and make a real change happen. Discuss the different points that the authors make in regard to an individual's responsibility in the movement for it too succeed.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the authors state the importance of writing in the movement. What does the author state as the importance of writing? What does writing do for these authors? What purpose does writing serve in the women's movement?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you feel the the book was titled "This Bridge Called My Back"? What imagery does this title set up for the book? Is it a negative or positive understanding? Why?
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