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

2. Why were the woman the lesbian who killed the woman's children reacting against motherhood as such?

3. Various codes of sexual morality, especially the institution of marriage, are founded on the masculine desire to __________________.

4. According to Moraga, the abstractness of academia has a/an _______________ effect.

5. Why could the feminist movement be considered racist?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

LOVING IN THE WAR YEARS is a classic story of the search to find your true identity and the struggle to preserve it. What does that classification entail? Why does Moraga's work in this book fit into this category? Explain.

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

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1980s. Compare and contrast homosexuality in America during the 1980s to homosexuality in America today. What major changes have occurred since then, including both positive and negative?

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