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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 169 - 190.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Voices of the Fallers," falling is compared to the experience of _________________.
(a) Being an open lesbian.
(b) Dying.
(c) Writing.
(d) Flying.

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

3. According to Moraga's mother, a good man ___________________.
(a) Leads the woman in a dance.
(b) Always opens the car door.
(c) Walks on the curb side of the sidewalk.
(d) Orders for the woman in a restaurant.

4. What did Moraga know about herself from a very young age?
(a) She is adopted.
(b) She is a lesbian.
(c) She is a poet.
(d) She is a dancer.

5. In "Querida Companera," Moraga writes about the feeling of ___________________.
(a) Being in love.
(b) Being rejected.
(c) Kissing a woman.
(d) Achieving goals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why Moraga's mother asked her to speak to her father about his presumed homosexuality?

2. Who is Octavio Paz?

3. In what country does Moraga live?

4. According to Moraga, America is a country in which people are so easily _______________.

5. What does Moraga contemplate in "Hearts?"

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