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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Moraga's various identities have particularly affected her life with _____________.

3. In "An Open Invitation to a Meal" the narrator is tired of being treated as a _____________.

4. How old was Moraga's brother's lover when he was killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?

2. 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?

3. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

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. In what situation do Moraga and another woman not need the help of men in "Modern-Day Hero?"

6. In "Hearts" to what war is Moraga referring when she talks about a war no one really knew about?

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

8. How does Moraga compare herself to her lover's dead brother in "No Born-Again Children?"

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

10. What imagery of women does Moraga use in "For the Color of My Mother"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would Hispanics have lonely lives in America? What do you think about lesbians? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Moraga is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony and then briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 3

Moraga claims that leaving the Catholic Church was a sad, but necessary, step in her evolution into being an authentic person. What did Moraga's Catholicism mean to her? Why did she feel she needed to step away from Catholicism to become who she truly is?

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