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

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

3. Who wrote "Dreams of Violence"?
(a) Martha Georga.
(b) Naomi Littlebear.
(c) Sarah James.
(d) Aaliyah Haughton.

4. According to Barbara Noda, what sang out to her in "Lowriding Through the Women's Movement"?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. According to the introduction, for whom do Third World women put themselves on the line for?
(a) Their parents.
(b) Their selves.
(c) Their darker sisters.
(d) Their homelands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is quoted at the beginning of the poem "on not bein"?

2. Who was Malintzin's lover?

3. What metaphor does Gloria Anzaldua use to compare writing to?

4. From where did the quote at the beginning of "on not bein" come from?

5. In the poem "on not bein," what is the subject's chest compared to?

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