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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. What must one do to become visible, according to "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman"?
(a) Succeed in the face of society.
(b) Refuse to separate the actor from thier actions.
(c) Be honored by our culture.
(d) Trust in ourselves.

2. Why does Chrystos claim that white women are so rarely loyal?
(a) They think they are above everyone else.
(b) No one has shown them loyalty in return.
(c) They do not have to be.
(d) They do not know how to be.

3. According to Judit Moschkovich, where is a great deal of information on Latin American available?
(a) Feminist writings.
(b) Libraries.
(c) On-line.
(d) Cultural studies courses.

4. What relationships are important to Gloria Anzaldua?
(a) The ones with others.
(b) The ones with others and self.
(c) The ones with humanity.
(d) The ones within our culture.

5. When was "La Guera" written?
(a) July, 1956.
(b) September, 1979.
(c) January, 1990.
(d) October, 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote out the checks for the author's mother when she was at the grocery store? ("La Guera")

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

3. "All our saints have a few taints of _________," according to "Millicent Fredericks."

4. What does the narrator in "Wonder Woman" see on sidewalks?

5. What does Gabrielle Daniels claim is the only thing for which Millicent would rise?

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