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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 has La Mujer Llorena's husband done?

2. Moraga found that when she first started having sex with women she was assuming the role of ______________.

3. In "Entre Nos," Moraga states that she is connected spiritually with whom?

4. Women are discriminated against dependent upon which of the following situations?

5. According to Moraga, who does intellectualism serve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain one of the myths of lesbian sexuality regarding penetration and how Moraga's own experiences go against it.

2. According to Moraga, how can the feminist movement be considered racist?

3. Why does Moraga say that minority culture art is almost destined to fail in America?

4. What does Moraga think might be the deep, real reason that women kill their children?

5. Why does Moraga say she originally assumed the role of chingon in sexual relations with women?

6. What are Moraga's thoughts regarding post-modernism's use of jargon leading to a marginalization of topics?

7. Why does Moraga use the feminist movement to point out how society has inherent prejudices?

8. What are the circumstances that make the myth of La Mujer Llorena come alive for Moraga?

9. According to Moraga, what can repression lead to in almost every Chicana's life?

10. Why are sexually liberated women, and to a greater degree, lesbians, denigrated in Chicano society?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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