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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Moraga feels that she places herself at the mercy of ______________ which hates and persecutes homosexuals.
(a) An education system.
(b) A society.
(c) A political system.
(d) A religion.

2. 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) The rough neighborhood boys.
(d) Her girl cousins.

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

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

5. What about herself does Moraga think is more fundamental than any religious affiliation?
(a) Her education.
(b) Her integrity.
(c) Her lesbianism.
(d) Her sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "You Call It, 'Amputation'" to what does Moraga compare a phantom limb?

2. What did Moraga know about herself from a very young age?

3. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?

4. What comes with admitting your sexual preferences?

5. Moraga says that it is only ___________ who ever get any attention.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

2. How does Moraga use the metaphor of a phantom limb to describe repressed sexuality in "You Call It, 'Amputation'"?

3. What does Moraga learn about her parents' relationship in "The Slow Dance"?

4. To what does Moraga compare the sensation of falling in "The Voices of the Fallers?"

5. In "What Does it Take" what does the death of gay activist Harvey Milk prompt Moraga to wonder about the attention that men get?

6. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?

7. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?

8. What important lesson does Moraga learn about oppression and marginalization when it hits close to home?

9. What imagery with weapons does Moraga give men in "Anatomy Lesson?"

10. What is the dominant theme in this set of poems?

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