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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. According to the introduction of "Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer," a woman who writes has __________.
(a) Education.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Love.

2. Cheryl Clarke identifies a lesbian as ________________.
(a) A woman who says she is.
(b) A woman who proves she is.
(c) A woman who dislikes men.
(d) A woman who denies her sexuality.

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

4. According to "Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers," what do "white eyes" not bother to learn?
(a) Our humanity.
(b) Our language.
(c) Our past.
(d) Our culture.

5. What word did Gloria and Merlin wish to define for themselves, based upon their choice to leave a national feminist writers movement?
(a) Entity.
(b) American.
(c) Power.
(d) Feminist.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Judit Moschkovich, where is a great deal of information on Latin American available?

4. What does the "whirring voice" in Rosario Morales' voice inside her head tell her?

5. Of what race is Gloria?

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