View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "It Got Her Over" who does Moraga say both receives benefits and bears guilt due to race?
(a) A black woman.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A Hispanic woman.
(d) An Asian woman.

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

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

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

6. In what country does Moraga live?
(a) Spain.
(b) American.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Mexico.

7. What part of a woman's body does Moraga talk about in "For the Color of My Mother?"
(a) Hair.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Mouths.
(d) Hands.

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

9. What had Moraga and her mother suspected about her father?
(a) He was unfaithful.
(b) He smoked pot.
(c) He was a homosexual.
(d) He was a closet alcoholic.

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

11. According to Moraga's mother, a good man ___________________.
(a) Always opens the car door.
(b) Orders for the woman in a restaurant.
(c) Leads the woman in a dance.
(d) Walks on the curb side of the sidewalk.

12. Moraga blames her mother's ______________________ with making her a poor lover.
(a) Selfishness.
(b) Cruelty.
(c) Dissatisfaction with her marriage.
(d) Religious beliefs.

13. Which of the following does Moraga say can live inside even the most liberal-minded person?
(a) All of these.
(b) Classism.
(c) Racism.
(d) Sexism.

14. Which of the following describes Moraga?
(a) All of these.
(b) Lapsed Catholic.
(c) Lesbian.
(d) Hispanic.

15. In "You Call It, 'Amputation'" to what does Moraga compare a phantom limb?
(a) The death of a parent.
(b) A mistake made long ago.
(c) The inability to repress one's sexuality.
(d) The loss of a lover.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Moraga compare her relationship with a male soldier in "The War Bride?"

2. Moraga's nationality is half-white and half ______________.

3. To whom does Moraga compare her friend's friend, Yves, in "For Amber?"

4. What happens to Deborah when she and Cecilia stay at a friend's house?

5. Which of the following does the narrator do in "November Again?"

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 450 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample