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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. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?
2. According to Moraga, what can docile obedience do to a person?
3. Who is the author of these stories?
4. Cecilia thinks of everything in terms of which of the following?
5. What do Moraga and another woman do in "Modern-Day Hero" that does not require the help of men who try to assist?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Moraga say it is important for any activist to realize that oppression is not just exterior and how is the women's movement a subtle form of racism?
2. Why does Moraga's mother ask her to speak to Moraga's father in "My Sister, Who Must Be Protected"?
3. What does being part of a movement mean for Moraga?
4. In "Winter of Oppression, 1982" Moraga recalls seeing horrifying images of the Holocaust but why is Moraga even more shocked to see pictures of black lynchings?
5. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?
6. In "Hearts" to what war is Moraga referring when she talks about a war no one really knew about?
7. Why does a woman think about her knees in "The Pilgrimage?"
8. How does Moraga compare herself to her lover's dead brother in "No Born-Again Children?"
9. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?
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 author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.
Essay Topic 2
The theme of evolving as an authentic person is an important one in the work in this book. Cite two examples of how Moraga uses this theme in either a poem or an essay.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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