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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. From where did the quote at the beginning of "on not bein" come from?
(a) "Poetic Voices."
(b) "Martinique's Song."
(c) "Nappy Edges."
(d) "Dark Voices."

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

3. What does the narrator say she is in "I Am What I Am"?
(a) A Spaniard.
(b) A Mexican.
(c) An African American.
(d) A U.S. American.

4. Who wrote "on not bein"?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Ai.
(c) Imamu Amiri Baraka.
(d) Mary Hope Lee.

5. In what month in 1979, did Gloria attend a women's retreat in California?
(a) October.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) December.

Short Answer 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?

2. Who wrote "I Am What I Am"?

3. How old was the narrator's mother when she was the main support of her family? ("La Guera")

4. Who is quoted at the beginning of "La Guera"?

5. According to a reference to another author in "La Guera," where must one look to find the dream?

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