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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. Americans need to be reminded that their history did not begin in what year?

2. According to Paz, the chingon is the ___________ partner.

3. The right to passion drives which one of the following?

4. From what other institution can the women's movement learn?

5. Chicana mothers usually prefer ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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