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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: Merced, The Inheritance of Tools, and Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which female wants to define herself by what she did and how she treated others from the essay "Hair"?
(a) Aldrich's older sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her youngest sister.
(d) Aldrich.

2. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?
(a) That their are varied forms of the English language.
(b) That her mother is pretty on the inside.
(c) That Tan has the best English grammar.
(d) That her mother's English is no less legitimate.

3. For what did McClanahan pay?
(a) The abortion for the woman her husband impregnated.
(b) Their first house.
(c) A new car for her husband.
(d) Her own abortion.

4. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?
(a) A toy firetruck.
(b) A silk parachute.
(c) A toy airplane.
(d) A cute outfit with fire trucks on them.

5. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?
(a) A wise owl.
(b) The wind, that moves in nomadic directions.
(c) A man who leaves a woman after he gets what he wanted from her.
(d) A grumpy mechanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the lady in "Westbury Court" doing when the firemen come inside her apartment?

2. Why would people not take Tan's mother seriously in "Mother Tongue"?

3. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?

4. Pertaining to "Mirrorings," where do Lucy Grealy's doctors find a tumor?

5. What are the benefits of Accawi's village becoming a global community?

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