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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. In what year did the mother of the author of "La Guera" marry the writer's father?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1906.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1969.

2. What happened on August 6, 1941, just four days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
(a) Billie Holiday's "Distinctive Song Stylings" came out.
(b) Billie Holiday's "Lady Day" was made.
(c) Billie Holiday's "Ella, Lena And Billie" came out.
(d) Billie Holiday's "Story Volume 2" was made.

3. Who wrote the book "Bloodroots"?
(a) Cherrie Moraga.
(b) Barbara Smith.
(c) Alma Villanueva.
(d) Ai.

4. What did the author of "When I Was Growing Up" long to be?
(a) Rich.
(b) White.
(c) Famous.
(d) Black.

5. Who wrote out the checks for the author's mother when she was at the grocery store? ("La Guera")
(a) Her son.
(b) The cashier.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The author.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Cherrie Moraga, what does lesbianism equal in "this country"?

2. What is no black person in this country surprised about? (Smith/Smith dialogue)

3. In what month in 1979, did Gloria attend a women's retreat in California?

4. Who is quoted at the beginning of "Children Passing in the Streets" as saying, "I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes"?

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

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