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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. What did Moraga always notice when her parents danced?
2. What imagery does Moraga use in "Heading East" to compare how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?
3. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?
4. When did Moraga begin to identify with oppressed groups?
5. What does the narrator see a woman doing in "November Again?"
Short Essay Questions
1. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?
2. To what does Moraga compare the sensation of falling in "The Voices of the Fallers?"
3. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?
4. What aspect of her life does Moraga discuss in the introduction?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. In what situation do Moraga and another woman not need the help of men in "Modern-Day Hero?"
8. Why does Moraga's mother ask her to speak to Moraga's father in "My Sister, Who Must Be Protected"?
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. What does a girl named Cecilia learn in "Later, She Met Joyce?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The role of parental influence was strong for Moraga and she states that her lesbianism was largely associated with her mother's very active and tender role in her life. Explain the influence of Moraga's mother on her life, thoughts, values, etc. What influence, if any, did Moraga's homosexual father have in her life?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one theme in the book related to culture and lesbianism. Identify at least two themes in the poems and essays and then cite an example to support each theme you name.
Essay Topic 3
Create a character study of Moraga. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Moraga?
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