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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Cecilia do when in her dream she sees Deborah on the other side of the window with the burglar?
(a) She does not let her in.
(b) She smashes the window.
(c) She closes the blinds.
(d) She calls 911.

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

4. In "Salvation, Jesus, and Suffer" where is Moraga working?
(a) A flower shop.
(b) A pizzeria.
(c) A factory.
(d) A restaurant.

5. What imagery does Moraga use in "Heading East" to compare how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?
(a) A factory line.
(b) A pressure cooker.
(c) A car with a hole in one of its pipes.
(d) A retail store.

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

7. Which notable person does Moraga mention in "What Does It Take?"
(a) Harvey Milk.
(b) Leonard Bernstein.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Paul McCartney.

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

9. What does Cecilia notice about Joyce when she sees her again after having separated?
(a) She has red hair.
(b) She is limping.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is blind.

10. In "Passage" Moraga speaks about how her _____________ has never been hers to do with as she pleases.
(a) Vagina.
(b) Life.
(c) Money.
(d) Car.

11. In "La Guera" what does Moraga say made her life easier for her?
(a) Her light skin.
(b) Her education.
(c) Her sense of humor.
(d) Her social status.

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

13. How old was Moraga's brother's lover when he was killed?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 17.
(d) 33.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.

2. In what way does Moraga say she can be racist?

3. Who is the girl who meets Joyce in "Later, She Met Joyce?"

4. What had happened to Moraga's lover's brother?

5. Moraga feels that she places herself at the mercy of ______________ which hates and persecutes homosexuals.

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