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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. According to Paz, the chingada is the ____________ partner.

2. According to Moraga, the feminist movement should pay attention to _________________.

3. What is the theme in this section of the book?

4. In "Looking for the Insatiable Woman" who is La Mujer Llorena?

5. What has La Mujer Llorena's husband done?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Moraga, what is the university system only interested in producing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "Canto Florido" to what does Moraga compare words that are never spoken?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Moraga's anger in her poetry. Is it obvious or subtle? What about Moraga's essays? Does she even try to disguise her anger? What does she hope to accomplish by making her anger public?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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