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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Moraga and her mother suspected about her father?
(a) He was a homosexual.
(b) He was a closet alcoholic.
(c) He was unfaithful.
(d) He smoked pot.

2. In "Loving on the Run" with whom does the rough girl spend a lot of time?
(a) The Catholic school girls.
(b) The rough neighborhood boys.
(c) Her girl cousins.
(d) The boys from another town.

3. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?
(a) It will not acknowledge the needs of Asian women.
(b) It downplays the needs of Hispanic women.
(c) It is populated primarily with white, middle-class women.
(d) It will not allow black women to join.

4. Why does Moraga think her writing could be considered racist?
(a) She writes in Spanish too much.
(b) She switched back and forth between English and Spanish.
(c) It reflects the polished, academic style taught in college.
(d) She uses ghetto slang too often.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in "Pesadilla?"

2. The woman in "The Pilgrimage" was a child at the time and wondered about _________________.

3. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.

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

5. In "The Voices of the Fallers," falling is compared to the experience of _________________.

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