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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. Most lesbians claim that a lesbian loses the desire for __________________.

2. To what does the feminist movement neglect to pay attention?

3. La Mujer Llorena is sentenced to spend eternity looking for ____________.

4. According to Moraga, which is the only ethnic background that the American school system seems interested in informing students about?

5. What has Moraga written that seem to be doomed to critical failure in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Moraga feel is the source of the problems with primary education?

3. Who is Malinche and why to Mexicans despise her?

4. Why does Moraga believe it is vital for artists to continue to create art that reflects their own cultural identities?

5. In "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt," why does Moraga state that the educational system in America is flawed?

6. What example of writer Gloria Anzaldua's work does Moraga use to point out that academia gets lost in obsessions with complex theory?

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

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

9. Does Moraga think it will be easy to stop the loss of cultures in schools?

10. Why does Moraga feel the feminist movement may be doomed to failure?

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

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

Define Octavio Paz' distinction between a chingon and a chingada. Which of these roles had Moraga adopted when she first started having sex with women? Why does Moraga say she adopted the position she did? What were the influences on her.

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