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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. In "It Got Her Over" who does Moraga say both receives benefits and bears guilt due to race?

2. In "La Guera" what does Moraga say made her life easier for her?

3. Moraga's nationality is half-white and half ______________.

4. Which of the following does the narrator do in "November Again?"

5. What do men need to do in order for women to give up their hearts to them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did leaving the Church impact Moraga?

3. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"

4. In "What Does it Take" what does the death of gay activist Harvey Milk prompt Moraga to wonder about the attention that men get?

5. What important lesson does Moraga learn about oppression and marginalization when it hits close to home?

6. How does Moraga use the metaphor of a phantom limb to describe repressed sexuality in "You Call It, 'Amputation'"?

7. In "Heading East" what imagery does Moraga use to illustrate how male-dominated society tries to marginalize women?

8. What imagery with weapons does Moraga give men in "Anatomy Lesson?"

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Name at least two forms of oppression that Moraga defines in her essays and then describe each of them as Moraga has described them. Then define them as you see them. What differences are there in the two views?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Moraga say the feminist movement could benefit from studying the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s? What is missing from the feminist movement that was central to the Civil Rights movement? Why would the feminist movement be more successful if it would adopt this aspect of the Civil Rights movement?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of the search for love. Identify at least two themes about love in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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