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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. According to Rosario Morales, who is capable of being racist?
(a) Only women.
(b) Everyone.
(c) Only whites.
(d) Only those whom carry superiority complexes.

2. According to Cherrie Moraga, what does lesbianism equal in "this country"?
(a) Second-class citizenship.
(b) Misunderstanding.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Hatred.

3. What does Audre Lorde consider wasted energy, as related in"An Open Letter To Mary Daly"?
(a) Trying to change racism.
(b) Speaking to white women about racism.
(c) Trying to be a feminist.
(d) Speaking to feminists about racism.

4. Who was Malintzin's lover?
(a) Wesenkinada.
(b) Alarcon.
(c) Kantian.
(d) Cortes.

5. According to the introduction of "Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer," a woman who writes has __________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Love.
(c) Education.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "I speak in an illusion"?

2. "Your skin must be sensitive for the lightest _____________ and thick enough to ward off the ___________________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")

3. According to Judit Moschkovich, where is a great deal of information on Latin American available?

4. Why does Nellie Wong bring up Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton?

5. Why does Nellie Wong claim that "you" (a writer/her) will not stop working and writing?

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