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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what way does Moraga say she can be racist?
(a) In the books she reads.
(b) In her choice of friends.
(c) In her clothes.
(d) In her language.

3. In "Loving on the Run" with whom does the rough girl spend a lot of time?
(a) The Catholic school girls.
(b) The boys from another town.
(c) Her girl cousins.
(d) The rough neighborhood boys.

4. In "The Slow Dance" Moraga's mother explained ______________ in terms of dancing posture.
(a) Gender roles.
(b) Politics.
(c) Society.
(d) Education.

5. Why could Moraga relate to the Holocaust victims?
(a) She went to college with Jewish kids.
(b) They were white with "unusual" last names.
(c) She is part-Jewish.
(d) Spanish people were also persecuted.

6. When they are at a friend's house, Cecilia feels like __________________________.
(a) She wants to take cooking lessons.
(b) She would like to stay forever.
(c) Her heart is closing up toward Deborah.
(d) She needs a vacation.

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

8. What happens to Deborah when she and Cecilia stay at a friend's house?
(a) She learns to cook.
(b) She has an anxiety attack.
(c) She breaks her leg.
(d) She learns to paint.

9. Who is Cecilia's lover?
(a) Dolores.
(b) Anne Marie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Deborah.

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

11. In what faith was Moraga raised?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

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

13. Why did Catholicism make Moraga miserable?
(a) She had to go to mass every Sunday.
(b) She couldn't eat meat on Fridays.
(c) It condemned her lesbianism.
(d) She had to go to Confession.

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

15. Why is sex with her girlfriend better than sex with the male soldier?
(a) It is more passionate and loving.
(b) It is quieter.
(c) It is more meaningful.
(d) It is more than a one-night stand.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, what can docile obedience do to a person?

2. Which of the following does Moraga say can live inside even the most liberal-minded person?

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

4. What part of a woman's body does Moraga talk about in "For the Color of My Mother?"

5. Why Moraga's mother asked her to speak to her father about his presumed homosexuality?

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