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

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

3. Between what two things does Chrystos believe that women of color must make a choice?
(a) Ethnicity and womanhood.
(b) Womanhood and motherhood.
(c) Culture and Americanism.
(d) Love of place and love of self.

4. 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."

5. "For it is only under a patriarchal structure that _____________ is the only social power open to women," according to Audra Lorde.
(a) Feminism.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Education.
(d) Maternity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does "la guera" mean?

3. Who confided in Cherrie Moraga that he felt she didn't trust him because he was a male?

4. In "Wonder Woman," what does the narrator wonder about the women whom she stares at?

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

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