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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 40 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Pilgrimage" a woman recalls her mother telling her that women would crawl into _______________.
(a) Bars.
(b) Church.
(c) Bed.
(d) Schools.

2. Many activists identify the oppressor as which of the following?
(a) Government.
(b) Capitalists.
(c) White men.
(d) All of these.

3. In "The Slow Dance" Moraga's mother explained ______________ in terms of dancing posture.
(a) Gender roles.
(b) Politics.
(c) Society.
(d) Education.

4. In "Loving on the Run" with whom does the rough girl spend a lot of time?
(a) The rough neighborhood boys.
(b) The Catholic school girls.
(c) Her girl cousins.
(d) The boys from another town.

5. Which of the following does Moraga write about in "For the Color of My Mother?"
(a) Her mother's desperate prayers.
(b) The moans of a difficult childbirth.
(c) All of these.
(d) Having her lip split open as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Moraga begin to identify with oppressed groups?

2. In what way does Moraga say she can be racist?

3. Cecilia thinks of everything in terms of which of the following?

4. Which of the following describes Moraga?

5. In "It's the Poverty," Moraga uses the imagery of ______________ to defend her outmoded form of communication.

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