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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moraga's nationality is half-white and half ______________.
(a) Italian.
(b) English.
(c) Mexican.
(d) German.

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

3. What does Moraga say cannot be dealt with from a purely theoretical perspective?
(a) Gender identity.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Education.
(d) Finances.

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

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

6. What is wrong with the narrator in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"
(a) She is sick with a cough.
(b) She has cramps.
(c) She has tuberculosis.
(d) She has a sinus infection.

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

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

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

10. What is it called when an author writes in two languages?
(a) Duplicity.
(b) Twin language.
(c) Duo-lingual.
(d) Bilingual.

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

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

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

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

15. Cecilia thinks of everything in terms of which of the following?
(a) Oppression.
(b) All of these.
(c) Racism.
(d) Social justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Moraga think her writing could be considered racist?

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

3. From which woman did all the women in Moraga's family want approval?

4. What imagery does Moraga use in "Heading East" to compare how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?

5. In "Loving in the War Years" to what does Moraga compare being in love during war?

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