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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The woman in "The Pilgrimage" was a child at the time and wondered about _________________.
(a) Losing her coat.
(b) The skin on her knees.
(c) Crying in church.
(d) Getting mud on her legs.

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

5. What was Moraga's feeling when she left her church?
(a) Joy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) No feeling.
(d) Relief.

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

7. To what does Moraga compare her relationship with a male soldier in "The War Bride?"
(a) Going to the dentist.
(b) Falling down steps.
(c) Failing a class.
(d) Her relationship with her new female lover.

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

9. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.
(a) Burrito.
(b) Leftover.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Pork chop.

10. In "Loving in the War Years" to what does Moraga compare being in love during war?
(a) Being in a lesbian relationship.
(b) Arguing with parents.
(c) Fighting with a lover.
(d) Trying to get a book published.

11. What does Moraga call the groveling before the family matriarch?
(a) Docile obedience.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Sign of respect.
(d) Necessary evil.

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

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

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

15. Where does Moraga see the oppressor?
(a) In politics.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) In social services.
(d) In church.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Passage" Moraga speaks about how her _____________ has never been hers to do with as she pleases.

2. In "It's the Poverty," Moraga uses the imagery of ______________ to defend her outmoded form of communication.

3. Why is sex with her girlfriend better than sex with the male soldier?

4. In "Salvation, Jesus, and Suffer" where is Moraga working?

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

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