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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. What does the narrator croon in "I Am What I Am"?
(a) Carlos Gardel tangoes.
(b) Skitzo rap.
(c) Rafael Ithier poetry.
(d) Jorge Arraiza songs.

2. In "Wonder Woman," what does the narrator wonder about the women whom she stares at?
(a) If they are afraid of who they are.
(b) If they notice her the way she notices them.
(c) If they wish to be someone else.
(d) If they share her dreams.

3. According to the introduction to the first section of the book, what will readers find voices from?
(a) Childhoods.
(b) Parents.
(c) Men.
(d) Theorists.

4. Who is quoted at the beginning of "La Guera"?
(a) Judith Wright.
(b) Emma Goldman.
(c) Susan Howe.
(d) May Swenson.

5. According to Doris Davenport, what is the cause of racism in white feminists?
(a) Hatred of those not white.
(b) Bizarre oppression.
(c) Miseducation.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does writing save Gloria Anzaldua?

2. According the Doris Davenport, why is the feminist movement racist?

3. What does the narrator in "Wonder Woman" see on sidewalks?

4. To what does Rosario Morales compare "protective coloring in racist fields"?

5. Who wrote out the checks for the author's mother when she was at the grocery store? ("La Guera")

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