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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 "Sour Grapes: The Art of Anger in America," Moraga states that Americans are largely ignorant of which culture?
2. According to Paz, the chingon is the ___________ partner.
3. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?
4. According to Moraga, schools are controlled by the government which has no interest in informing students about a heritage which might conflict with mythologies about ______________ glorious history.
5. According to Moraga, most white people in America do not know ____________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Moraga think it will be easy to stop the loss of cultures in schools?
2. Why are sexually liberated women, and to a greater degree, lesbians, denigrated in Chicano society?
3. What are Moraga's thoughts regarding post-modernism's use of jargon leading to a marginalization of topics?
4. What example of writer Gloria Anzaldua's work does Moraga use to point out that academia gets lost in obsessions with complex theory?
5. What is the distinction made between two partners in any sexual act as defined by Octavio Paz in "A Long Line of Vendidas"?
6. What are the circumstances that make the myth of La Mujer Llorena come alive for Moraga?
7. Why does Moraga use the feminist movement to point out how society has inherent prejudices?
8. Why does Moraga believe it is vital for artists to continue to create art that reflects their own cultural identities?
9. In "Out of Our Revolutionary Minds Toward a Pedagogy of Revolt," why does Moraga state that the educational system in America is flawed?
10. What does Moraga think might be the deep, real reason that women kill their children?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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