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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Barbara Noda, what sang out to her in "Lowriding Through the Women's Movement"?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

2. What does the author who was quoted at the beginning of "La Guera" hope that women can make their own?
(a) Culture.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Society.
(d) Lives and experiences.

3. According to the author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman," what do "we" do when we put "acts of God" on an equal playing field with man?
(a) "Shrug off personal responsibility."
(b) "Laugh in the face of humanity."
(c) "Spit on religious tradition."
(d) "Choose to ignore honesty."

4. According to Nellie Wong, if one sings about woe too often the person is accused of ___________.
(a) Being "too weak."
(b) Being "too personal."
(c) Being "too narrow-minded."
(d) Being "too limited."

5. Cheryl Clarke identifies a lesbian as ________________.
(a) A woman who says she is.
(b) A woman who dislikes men.
(c) A woman who denies her sexuality.
(d) A woman who proves she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chrystos pass around the circle in her poem "Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading"?

2. Who was Malintzin?

3. According to Cheryl Clarke, of whom are black women envious?

4. What is no black person in this country surprised about? (Smith/Smith dialogue)

5. Why does Beverly Smith get "so frustrated"?

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