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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 Moraga, the educational system in America is flawed because it is dominated by _____________________________.

2. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?

3. What is the extreme goal of White Supremacists?

4. According to Moraga, the university system in America is interested only in producing ____________________.

5. Repression can lead to a life of _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the distinction made between two partners in any sexual act as defined by Octavio Paz in "A Long Line of Vendidas"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moraga claims that leaving the Catholic Church was a sad, but necessary, step in her evolution into being an authentic person. What did Moraga's Catholicism mean to her? Why did she feel she needed to step away from Catholicism to become who she truly is?

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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