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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through And When you Leave, Take Your Pictures with You: Racism in the Women's Movement.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was the author of "La Guera" pulled out of school at the ages of five, seven, nine, and eleven?
(a) To work in the fields.
(b) To work in a silk factory.
(c) To take care of her ailing mother.
(d) To work in a factory.

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

4. How old was the narrator's mother when she was the main support of her family? ("La Guera")
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. What does Chrystos declare that she is afraid of in "I Don't Understand Those Who Have Turned Away From Me"?
(a) Men.
(b) Her own culture.
(c) White people.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Light was _________," according to the narrator in "La Guera."

2. What state did the narrator move back to in her mind in "Dreams of Violence"?

3. According to Doris Davenport, what is the cause of racism in white feminists?

4. Who wrote "The Brown Menace/Poem to the Survival of Roaches"?

5. According to the introduction of "And When you Leave, Take Your Pictures with You: Racism in the Women's Movement," women of color are veterans of____________.

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