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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 had Moraga and her mother suspected about her father?
2. Why could Moraga relate to the Holocaust victims?
3. What do Moraga and another woman do in "Modern-Day Hero" that does not require the help of men who try to assist?
4. Moraga's nationality is half-white and half ______________.
5. Why was Moraga shocked to see pictures of the lynching of black people?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "La Guera" when does Moraga say that she began to understand oppression in the world?
2. Why does a woman think about her knees in "The Pilgrimage?"
3. What example does Moraga give about how she, herself, is guilty of oppressive behavior?
4. What aspect of her life does Moraga discuss in the introduction?
5. What role did the Catholic Church play in Moraga's acceptance of her lesbianism?
6. How does Moraga compare herself to her lover's dead brother in "No Born-Again Children?"
7. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?
8. Why is writing in both English and Spanish a form of rebellion for Moraga?
9. What imagery of women does Moraga use in "For the Color of My Mother"?
10. To what does Moraga compare being a lesbian in "Loving in the War Years?"
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
The book is written in 1983 during a period of growth and prosperity in America. Explain the significance of the political and cultural events of the time on Moraga and other oppressed people. How would Moraga's life have been different if she were coming out as a Hispanic lesbian today instead of the time she did? Explain.
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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