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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moraga says that it is only ___________ who ever get any attention.
(a) Crooks.
(b) Athletes.
(c) Pretty girls.
(d) Men.

2. How did Moraga feel within her church?
(a) Like she was a saint.
(b) Like she never gave enough.
(c) Like she could be a preacher.
(d) Like she was damned.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The rough girl tells the boys that she _____________ but they do not understand.

2. According to Moraga, ______________ means more than one's own well-being or peace.

3. In "Fear, a Love Poem" what does the narrator say has been hard for her?

4. Which of the following does Moraga say can live inside even the most liberal-minded person?

5. Who is the girl who meets Joyce in "Later, She Met Joyce?"

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