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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 140 - 168.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When had Moraga first heard the story of La Mujer Llorena?
(a) When she was 27.
(b) When she graduated high school.
(c) When she was a little girl.
(d) When she was in college.

2. Why could Moraga relate to the Holocaust victims?
(a) They were white with "unusual" last names.
(b) She is part-Jewish.
(c) Spanish people were also persecuted.
(d) She went to college with Jewish kids.

3. In Chicana culture, men are considered to be __________________.
(a) Better than women.
(b) More generous than women.
(c) Better dressers than women.
(d) Funnier than women.

4. To what does the feminist movement neglect to pay attention?
(a) Children's issues.
(b) Couples issues.
(c) Men's rights.
(d) Sexism in all of its forms.

5. Americans need to be reminded that their history did not begin in what year?
(a) 1492.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1692.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Aztec princess who slept with Cortez, the head of the conquistadors?

2. In Chicano culture, a lesbian is considered to be __________________.

3. In "Looking for the Insatiable Woman" who is La Mujer Llorena?

4. What has Moraga written that seem to be doomed to critical failure in America?

5. In "Canto Florido" to what does Moraga liken words that are thought but never spoken?

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