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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 140 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chicana mothers usually prefer ___________________.
(a) Their sons over their daughters.
(b) To host Sunday dinner.
(c) To clean their own homes.
(d) Their sons to be priests.

2. Why was Moraga shocked to see pictures of the lynching of black people?
(a) Her education largely neglected the topic.
(b) She never knew such things happened.
(c) She cannot imagine anyone doing such a cruel thing.
(d) Her father told her lynching stories were not true.

3. What type of relationship do White Supremacists want with blacks?
(a) None at all.
(b) Just social.
(c) Just professional.
(d) Just political.

4. What part of a woman's body does Moraga talk about in "For the Color of My Mother?"
(a) Eyes.
(b) Hair.
(c) Hands.
(d) Mouths.

5. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?
(a) There are no provisions for Hispanic language translations.
(b) There is a limit to the number of black women included.
(c) Asian women must be put on a waiting list to join.
(d) It pays attention to issues regarding white, middle-class women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moraga refuse to give up her old typewriter?

2. Why is a lesbian considered to be an outlaw in Chicano society?

3. When Moraga worked at a restaurant, a lesbian would teach her about which of the following?

4. To what does Moraga compare herself in "Raw Experience"?

5. Moraga reasons that the woman and the lesbian who killed the woman's children were reacting against ___________.

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