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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Gloria Anzaldua was born, what did Mamagranda Locha look for on her?
2. In her letter to Barbara Smith, Mirtha Quintanales tells Smith about ___________.
3. What does Chrystos use to "mark out the space I am"?
4. "Certainly ____________ is not just a white phenomenon." (Gloria Anzaldua)
5. What happened on August 6, 1941, just four days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Gloria Anzaldua describe herself as "Shiva"?
2. Why did/does Barbara Smith believe that the white power structure did a good job on keeping women from bonding across racial lines?
3. According to Gloria Anzaldua, what were the problems associated with power in her essay "La Prieta"?
4. What did the concrete objects in the poem "Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading" represent in reality?
5. How did Cherrie Moraga describe the similarities and differences between Third World women writers?
6. What did Beverly Smith claim was the problem with analyzing problems within the women's movement?
7. According to Gloria Anzaldua, what did she believe that white men expected of Third World women if they wanted to make it in a "right-handed world"?
8. Why did the Combahee River Collective believe that they needed a collection of Black feminist writing?
9. What comparison did Cheryl Clarke make between lesbians and black women?
10. What drove Barbara Smith crazy regarding the arrogance of some white women? (Across the Kitchen Table")
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alchemy is discussed many times by many different authors in the book. Why does this word seem to be important for some of the authors, while others disregard it? How does the term create a positive image in some writings and a negative image in others? How does this word imitate the problems detailed in the book by the different authors?
Essay Topic 2
"A woman with power is feared."-Cherrie Moraga. Do you believe that this statement is true? Why/Why not? How do some of authors support this statement? Do any of the authors negate this statement? Why/Why not?
Essay Topic 3
Many of the authors claim that they had to make personal changes to feel like they were part of the women's movement, while others stated that not changing was the answer. Discuss the different stands that the authors make in regard to personal change within the women's movement. When is change necessary? When is change not necessary? Why?
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