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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What images does Moraga talk about in "Winter of Oppression, 1982?"
(a) The My Lai Massacre.
(b) The September 11 attacks.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) The bombing of Hiroshima.

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

3. When they are at a friend's house, Cecilia feels like __________________________.
(a) She wants to take cooking lessons.
(b) She needs a vacation.
(c) Her heart is closing up toward Deborah.
(d) She would like to stay forever.

4. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.
(a) Burrito.
(b) Pork chop.
(c) Leftover.
(d) Dessert.

5. In "You Call It, 'Amputation'" to what does Moraga compare a phantom limb?
(a) A mistake made long ago.
(b) The death of a parent.
(c) The inability to repress one's sexuality.
(d) The loss of a lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "La Guera" what does Moraga say made her life easier for her?

2. What can Moraga not completely erase from her life?

3. To what does the feminist movement neglect to pay attention?

4. What imagery does Moraga use in "Heading East" to compare how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?

5. To which of the following oppressed groups does Moraga refer in "Hearts?"

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