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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Cecilia and Deborah leave their apartment?
(a) It was burglarized.
(b) It was being painted.
(c) It was being fumigated.
(d) The wood floors were being refinished.

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

3. What images does Moraga talk about in "Winter of Oppression, 1982?"
(a) The My Lai Massacre.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) The September 11 attacks.
(d) The bombing of Hiroshima.

4. Who is the main character in "Pesadilla?"
(a) Celestine.
(b) Anastasia.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Connie.

5. In "It's the Poverty," Moraga uses the imagery of ______________ to defend her outmoded form of communication.
(a) A high school yearbook.
(b) An old car.
(c) An old typewriter.
(d) A vintage dress.

6. What can Moraga not completely erase from her life?
(a) Bad grades.
(b) Bad lovers.
(c) Childhood friends.
(d) Religious upbringing.

7. What do Moraga and another woman do in "Modern-Day Hero" that does not require the help of men who try to assist?
(a) Shovel a drive.
(b) Rescue a woman who has fallen.
(c) Change a tire.
(d) Change the oil in a car.

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

9. What had happened to Moraga's lover's brother?
(a) He was run over by a train.
(b) He was an Olympic athlete.
(c) He got a promotion.
(d) He broke his leg.

10. What comes with admitting your sexual preferences?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Hate.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Freedom.

11. In "The Pilgrimage" a woman recalls her mother telling her that women would crawl into _______________.
(a) Schools.
(b) Bars.
(c) Bed.
(d) Church.

12. Cecilia and Joyce become friends and ______________.
(a) Lovers.
(b) Business partners.
(c) Lab partners.
(d) Roommates.

13. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?
(a) Reconciliation.
(b) War.
(c) Lost love.
(d) Repressed sexuality.

14. How does Moraga visualize men in "Anatomy Lesson?"
(a) As priests.
(b) As policemen.
(c) As soldiers.
(d) As dogs.

15. What is the name of the woman who assists Moraga in "Modern-Day Hero?"
(a) Kathy.
(b) Kim.
(c) Kay.
(d) Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following oppressed groups does Moraga refer in "Hearts?"

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

3. In "You Call It, 'Amputation'" to what does Moraga compare a phantom limb?

4. What was Moraga's feeling when she left her church?

5. Many activists identify the oppressor as which of the following?

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