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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moraga's various identities have particularly affected her life with _____________.
(a) her employers.
(b) her friends.
(c) her family.
(d) her editors.

2. Who is the narrator's lover in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"
(a) Julie.
(b) Carrie.
(c) Anna.
(d) Emilie.

3. To whom does Moraga compare her friend's friend, Yves, in "For Amber?"
(a) Her coach.
(b) Her mentor.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her driving instructor.

4. In "La Guera" what does Moraga say made her life easier for her?
(a) Her education.
(b) Her social status.
(c) Her light skin.
(d) Her sense of humor.

5. Which of the following does Moraga write about in "For the Color of My Mother?"
(a) Having her lip split open as a child.
(b) The moans of a difficult childbirth.
(c) All of these.
(d) Her mother's desperate prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dominant theme in the poems in this section?

2. Why does Moraga think her writing could be considered racist?

3. With whom does Moraga identify in "No Born-Again Children?"

4. Where does Moraga see the oppressor?

5. What images does Moraga talk about in "Winter of Oppression, 1982?"

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