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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 82 - 108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Slow Dance" Moraga's mother explained ______________ in terms of dancing posture.
(a) Gender roles.
(b) Society.
(c) Politics.
(d) Education.

2. Chicana sexism is largely based upon the notion of _____________.
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Education.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Class.

3. What does the narrator see a woman doing in "November Again?"
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Riding a bike.
(c) Dancing naked on the beach.
(d) Reading a book.

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

5. What happens to Deborah when she and Cecilia stay at a friend's house?
(a) She has an anxiety attack.
(b) She learns to cook.
(c) She breaks her leg.
(d) She learns to paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moraga refuse to give up her old typewriter?

2. In Chicano culture a sexually liberated woman is considered to be ____________________.

3. In what country does Moraga live?

4. Who is the narrator's lover in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"

5. In "It's the Poverty," Moraga uses the imagery of ______________ to defend her outmoded form of communication.

(see the answer key)

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