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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. What culture does Judit Moschkovich align with American culture?
(a) Chicana.
(b) Native American.
(c) Anglo.
(d) Afro-American.

2. What happened to the narrator in the poem "For the Color of My Mother" when she was two?
(a) She fell off of a roof.
(b) She was attacked by a dog.
(c) She split her lip open.
(d) She broke her leg.

3. In the poem "on not bein," what is the subject's chest compared to?
(a) Needles.
(b) Pillows.
(c) Hershey's kisses.
(d) Blackberries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "All our saints have a few taints of _________," according to "Millicent Fredericks."

3. How many months did it take for Hattie Gossett to edit her book "my soul looks back in wonder/wild wimmin don't get no blues" written?

4. How does a woman who chooses to be a lesbian, according to Cheryl Clarke, live?

5. What does NWSA stand for?

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