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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. In Chicano culture, a lesbian is considered to be __________________.
(a) An outlaw.
(b) A mistake of nature.
(c) A misguided person.
(d) An unbalanced person.

2. Various codes of sexual morality, especially the institution of marriage, are founded on the masculine desire to __________________.
(a) Sexually control his partner.
(b) Have children.
(c) Be socially acceptable.
(d) Always be right.

3. The feminist movement is dominated by _____________________.
(a) Angry women.
(b) The white, middle-class perspective.
(c) Aggressive women.
(d) Lesbians.

4. What is the literary device used by Anzaldua when she wrote that the United States-Mexican border was a "1,950 mile-long open wound"?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. Octavio Paz makes a distinction between partners in ____________________.
(a) Any political campaign.
(b) Any competitive sport.
(c) Any sexual act.
(d) Any business venture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has La Mujer Llorena's husband done?

2. Moraga states that her essay, "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt" can be interpreted as a form of _____________________.

3. According to Paz, the chingon is the ___________ partner.

4. According to Moraga, one of the many problems of academia is its obsession with _______________.

5. A Chicana mother's adoration of her sons is an unconscious attempt to turn them into _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Moraga believe it is vital for artists to continue to create art that reflects their own cultural identities?

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

3. What are the circumstances that make the myth of La Mujer Llorena come alive for Moraga?

4. According to Moraga, what can repression lead to in almost every Chicana's life?

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

6. What did Moraga learn about sexism from being raised a Chicana woman?

7. Does Moraga think it will be easy to stop the loss of cultures in schools?

8. Why does Moraga feel the feminist movement may be doomed to failure?

9. Why does Moraga use the feminist movement to point out how society has inherent prejudices?

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

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