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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. With whom does Moraga identify in "No Born-Again Children?"
(a) A cartoon character.
(b) Her best friend from high school.
(c) Her lover's brother.
(d) A movie star.

2. What does a crazy woman do in the restaurant where Moraga is working?
(a) Screams about Jesus coming soon.
(b) Takes off all her clothes.
(c) Pours coffee on a stranger.
(d) Sprays the fire extinguisher.

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

4. What had happened to Moraga's lover's brother?
(a) He was an Olympic athlete.
(b) He was run over by a train.
(c) He got a promotion.
(d) He broke his leg.

5. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.
(a) Burrito.
(b) Pork chop.
(c) Dessert.
(d) Leftover.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's lover in "You Upset the Whole System of This Place?"

2. The rough girl tells the boys that she _____________ but they do not understand.

3. In "Loving on the Run" with whom does the rough girl spend a lot of time?

4. What is the war that Moraga talks about in "Hearts?"

5. Who is the main character in "Pesadilla?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does being part of a movement mean for Moraga?

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

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

5. What example does Moraga give about how she, herself, is guilty of oppressive behavior?

6. What aspect of her life does Moraga discuss in the introduction?

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

8. What role did the Catholic Church play in Moraga's acceptance of her lesbianism?

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

10. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

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