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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 can Moraga not completely erase from her life?
2. Moraga says that it is only ___________ who ever get any attention.
3. What makes Cecilia and Deborah leave their apartment?
4. In what country does Moraga live?
5. Which of the following does Moraga say can live inside even the most liberal-minded person?
Short Essay Questions
1. What imagery of women does Moraga use in "For the Color of My Mother"?
2. What does being part of a movement mean for Moraga?
3. 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?
4. In "Passage", to what is Moraga referring when she says something of hers has always belonged to other people?
5. Why does a woman think about her knees in "The Pilgrimage?"
6. What example does Moraga give about how she, herself, is guilty of oppressive behavior?
7. In "Heading East" what imagery does Moraga use to illustrate how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?
8. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"
9. What important lesson does Moraga learn about oppression and marginalization when it hits close to home?
10. Why does Moraga's mother ask her to speak to Moraga's father in "My Sister, Who Must Be Protected"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Oppression seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is oppression according to Moraga? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The theme of evolving as an authentic person is an important one in the work in this book. Cite two examples of how Moraga uses this theme in either a poem or an essay.
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