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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. Why were the woman the lesbian who killed the woman's children reacting against motherhood as such?
(a) It was patriarchal imposition that forced them into a role.
(b) They did not want to be single mothers.
(c) They did not want to be married.
(d) They wanted to adopt kids instead.

2. According to Moraga, which is the only ethnic background that the American school system seems interested in informing students about?
(a) Asian.
(b) Western European.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Italian.

3. What type of relationship do White Supremacists want with blacks?
(a) Just social.
(b) Just professional.
(c) None at all.
(d) Just political.

4. Moraga feels that ___________ which is/are based on some specific minority culture seems doomed to failure in America.
(a) television programs.
(b) athletes.
(c) organizations.
(d) art.

5. About what school of thought is Moraga critical in this essay?
(a) Independent.
(b) Post-moderism.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Liberal.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Moraga, art is ____________.

2. Most lesbians claim that a lesbian loses the desire for __________________.

3. Octavio Paz makes a distinction between partners in ____________________.

4. In "Sour Grapes: The Art of Anger in America," Moraga states that Americans are largely ignorant of which culture?

5. Why does Moraga think she was assuming the role of chingon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is sexism an even more complex subject than racism?

2. Who is La Mujer Llorena and what is her story?

3. Explain one of the myths of lesbian sexuality regarding penetration and how Moraga's own experiences go against it.

4. Why does Moraga say she originally assumed the role of chingon in sexual relations with women?

5. Why does Moraga say that minority culture art is almost destined to fail in America?

6. What does Moraga feel is the source of the problems with primary education?

7. What are Moraga's thoughts regarding post-modernism's use of jargon leading to a marginalization of topics?

8. In "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt," why does Moraga state that the educational system in America is flawed?

9. Who is Malinche and why to Mexicans despise her?

10. According to Moraga, what is the university system only interested in producing?

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