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

2. 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.

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

4. What does the narrator see a woman doing in "November Again?"
(a) Riding a bike.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Dancing naked on the beach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Moraga write about in "For the Color of My Mother?"

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

3. In what faith was Moraga raised?

4. How did Moraga feel within her church?

5. What is the name of the woman who assists Moraga in "Modern-Day Hero?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Moraga say it is important for any activist to realize that oppression is not just exterior and how is the women's movement a subtle form of racism?

4. In "Winter of Oppression, 1982" Moraga recalls seeing horrifying images of the Holocaust but why is Moraga even more shocked to see pictures of black lynchings?

5. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"

6. In "Heading East" what imagery does Moraga use to illustrate how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?

7. What pressure did Moraga's family put on her and what did she learn about docile obedience?

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

9. Why does a woman think about her knees in "The Pilgrimage?"

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

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