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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the extreme goal of White Supremacists?
(a) Integration.
(b) Extermination.
(c) Segregation.
(d) Aggression.

2. What imagery does Moraga use in "Heading East" to compare how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?
(a) A retail store.
(b) A factory line.
(c) A pressure cooker.
(d) A car with a hole in one of its pipes.

3. Why Moraga's mother asked her to speak to her father about his presumed homosexuality?
(a) She was his favorite.
(b) She was a lesbian.
(c) She was more educated.
(d) She could calm him down.

4. According to Moraga, what can docile obedience do to a person?
(a) Give someone maturity.
(b) Crush someone's spirit.
(c) Teach respect.
(d) Humble someone.

5. What do men need to do in order for women to give up their hearts to them?
(a) Act like gentlemen.
(b) Support their causes.
(c) Give up their weapons.
(d) Believe in their dreams.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Moraga's brother's lover when he was killed?

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

4. The feminist movement is dominated by _____________________.

5. When had Moraga first heard the story of La Mujer Llorena?

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