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

2. Moraga found that when she first started having sex with women she was assuming the role of ______________.

3. When Moraga worked at a restaurant, a lesbian would teach her about which of the following?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is La Mujer Llorena and what is her story?

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

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

5. Why are sexually liberated women, and to a greater degree, lesbians, denigrated in Chicano society?

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

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. What does Moraga think might be the deep, real reason that women kill their children?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of struggling with personal identity is an important one in this novel. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

Essay Topic 2

Define Octavio Paz' distinction between a chingon and a chingada. Which of these roles had Moraga adopted when she first started having sex with women? Why does Moraga say she adopted the position she did? What were the influences on her.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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