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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "La Guera"?
(a) Mary Collier.
(b) Anna Maria Lenngren.
(c) Cherrie Moragaa.
(d) Marina Tsvetaeva.

2. What kind of crisis does Hattie Gossett claim there is at the time of her book's release?
(a) World-wide literacy crisis.
(b) National literacy crisis.
(c) World-wide employment crisis.
(d) National employment crisis.

3. From what does writing save Gloria Anzaldua?
(a) The life that she is running from.
(b) The lies that have been told about her.
(c) Her past.
(d) The complacency she fears.

4. What does Chrystos want to give "you"? ("Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading")
(a) A wave from the ocean.
(b) The first bloom from a cactus.
(c) The first daffodil opening.
(d) A wind to fill your sails.

5. According to Doris Davenport, what is the cause of racism in white feminists?
(a) Hatred of those not white.
(b) Miseducation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Bizarre oppression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What culture does Judit Moschkovich align with Latin culture?

2. "Even though we go hungry we are not impoverished of ________________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")

3. From the poem "And When you Leave, Take Your Pictures with You," what do "white sisters" love to own?

4. What does "braceros" mean?

5. Who was Malintzin's lover?

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