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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Fear, a Love Poem" what does the narrator say has been hard for her?
(a) To get over her last lover.
(b) To get her driver's license.
(c) To get a college degree.
(d) To accept herself for who she is.

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

4. With whom does Moraga identify in "No Born-Again Children?"
(a) Her lover's brother.
(b) Her best friend from high school.
(c) A cartoon character.
(d) A movie star.

5. Who is the narrator's lover in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"
(a) Julie.
(b) Emilie.
(c) Carrie.
(d) Anna.

6. From which woman did all the women in Moraga's family want approval?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Great Aunt.
(d) Great Grandmother.

7. What is the dominant theme in the poems in this section?
(a) The parental influence over lesbians.
(b) The difficulty of a lesbian accepting who she is.
(c) The discrimination against lesbians.
(d) The right for same-sex couples to marry.

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

9. Moraga's various identities have particularly affected her life with _____________.
(a) her friends.
(b) her employers.
(c) her family.
(d) her editors.

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

11. The rough girl tells the boys that she _____________ but they do not understand.
(a) is a poet.
(b) is bilingual.
(c) is ambidextrous.
(d) is a lesbian.

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

13. Who is the author of these stories?
(a) Cheri Morgan.
(b) Cheryl Morton.
(c) Cherrie Moraga.
(d) Cherry Moraga.

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

15. What does Moraga contemplate in "Hearts?"
(a) How to live a happy life.
(b) How to make more money.
(c) How to recover from a war no one knew about.
(d) How to be a good lover.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator do in "November Again?"

3. In "The Slow Dance" Moraga's mother explained ______________ in terms of dancing posture.

4. To what does Moraga compare herself in "Raw Experience"?

5. How did Moraga feel within her church?

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