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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 169 - 190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Moraga compare her relationship with a male soldier in "The War Bride?"
(a) Her relationship with her new female lover.
(b) Going to the dentist.
(c) Failing a class.
(d) Falling down steps.

2. How did Moraga cover up her feelings about having sex with a woman?
(a) She became aggressive.
(b) She became angry.
(c) She became silent.
(d) She became sullen.

3. What does Moraga feel is artificial and a product of society?
(a) Social structure.
(b) Theory.
(c) Language.
(d) Economies.

4. According to Moraga, which is the only ethnic background that the American school system seems interested in informing students about?
(a) Asian.
(b) Italian.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Western European.

5. According to Moraga, whose language is the oppressor in American society?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Liberals.
(c) White, upper-class men.
(d) The government.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Fear, a Love Poem" what does the narrator say has been hard for her?

4. Who is the author of these stories?

5. About what school of thought is Moraga critical in this essay?

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