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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 82 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Chicana mother's adoration of her sons is an unconscious attempt to turn them into _______________________.
(a) The kind of man they wished they had married.
(b) Independent thinkers.
(c) Candidates for the priesthood.
(d) Better family men.

2. What does Moraga contemplate in "Hearts?"
(a) How to live a happy life.
(b) How to be a good lover.
(c) How to make more money.
(d) How to recover from a war no one knew about.

3. Which notable person does Moraga mention in "What Does It Take?"
(a) Paul McCartney.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Harvey Milk.
(d) Leonard Bernstein.

4. Why Moraga's mother asked her to speak to her father about his presumed homosexuality?
(a) She could calm him down.
(b) She was more educated.
(c) She was a lesbian.
(d) She was his favorite.

5. Women are discriminated against dependent upon which of the following situations?
(a) Cultural.
(b) Social.
(c) Economic.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Various codes of sexual morality, especially the institution of marriage, are founded on the masculine desire to __________________.

2. What comes with admitting your sexual preferences?

3. What does a crazy woman do in the restaurant where Moraga is working?

4. To what does Moraga compare her relationship with a male soldier in "The War Bride?"

5. Why does Moraga think her writing could be considered racist?

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