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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 "The Voices of the Fallers," falling is compared to the experience of _________________.
2. What do men need to do in order for women to give up their hearts to them?
3. Where does Moraga see the oppressor?
4. According to Moraga, ______________ means more than one's own well-being or peace.
5. Why does Moraga say the women's movement has some latent racism in it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What important lesson does Moraga learn about oppression and marginalization when it hits close to home?
2. What is one of the main themes in this section of poems?
3. 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?
4. What role did the Catholic Church play in Moraga's acceptance of her lesbianism?
5. What is Moraga trying to say when she presents lesbians as masculine?
6. Why is writing in both English and Spanish a form of rebellion for Moraga?
7. How does Moraga use the metaphor of a phantom limb to describe repressed sexuality in "You Call It, 'Amputation'"?
8. In "Passage", to what is Moraga referring when she says something of hers has always belonged to other people?
9. What does being part of a movement mean for Moraga?
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
Describe the overall ethnic culture for the book. What influences does ethnicity have on Moraga's poems and essays? What is the time period of the poems and essays? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues reflected in the work?
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
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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