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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Entering the Lives of Others: Theory in the Flesh.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman," what do "we" do when we put "acts of God" on an equal playing field with man?
(a) "Spit on religious tradition."
(b) "Laugh in the face of humanity."
(c) "Choose to ignore honesty."
(d) "Shrug off personal responsibility."

2. Where was the author of "La Guera"'s mother born?
(a) Stockton.
(b) San Jose.
(c) Santa Paula.
(d) Oakland.

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

4. What does "la guera" mean?
(a) Black.
(b) Dark-skinned.
(c) Fair-skinned.
(d) White.

5. Who wrote "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman"?
(a) Gish Jen.
(b) Wendy Law-Yone.
(c) Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
(d) Mitsuye Yamada.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of the anthology that the author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman" taught for a segment of Ethnic American Literature?

4. What does the narrator say she is in "I Am What I Am"?

5. According to the introduction, for whom do Third World women put themselves on the line for?

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