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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 40 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes Moraga?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Lapsed Catholic.
(c) All of these.
(d) Lesbian.

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

3. What did Moraga always notice when her parents danced?
(a) Her parents made a beautiful couple.
(b) Her mother always led.
(c) Her father had two left feet.
(d) Her father always led.

4. Moraga's nationality is half-white and half ______________.
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) Mexican.

5. What does Moraga insert into her prose?
(a) Jokes.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Spanish phrases.
(d) Haiku.

Short Answer Questions

1. Moraga belongs to both the feminist and _____________ movements.

2. Why was Moraga shocked to see pictures of the lynching of black people?

3. What is wrong with the narrator in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"

4. In what country does Moraga live?

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

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