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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the dominant theme in the poems in this section?

3. Why is sex with her girlfriend better than sex with the male soldier?

4. From which woman did all the women in Moraga's family want approval?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?

2. What is the dominant theme in this set of poems?

3. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"

4. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?

5. What does a girl named Cecilia learn in "Later, She Met Joyce?"

6. What is Moraga's message in "An Open Invitation to a Meal?"

7. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?

8. In "What Does it Take" what does the death of gay activist Harvey Milk prompt Moraga to wonder about the attention that men get?

9. What pressure did Moraga's family put on her and what did she learn about docile obedience?

10. Why is writing in both English and Spanish a form of rebellion for Moraga?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall ethnic culture for the book. What influences does ethnicity have on Moraga's poems and essays? What is the time period of the poems and essays? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues reflected in the work?

Essay Topic 3

Name at least two forms of oppression that Moraga defines in her essays and then describe each of them as Moraga has described them. Then define them as you see them. What differences are there in the two views?

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