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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. Who wrote "It's In My Blood, My Face- My mother's Voice, The Way I Sweat"?
(a) Anita Valerio.
(b) Shirley Chisholm.
(c) Clare Boothe Luce.
(d) Evelyn Cunningham.

2. What book did Naomi Littlebear send to Cherrie Moraga?
(a) "The Mirror Never Lies."
(b) "The Dark Side of the Moon."
(c) "When Women Love Women."
(d) "The Sinner Inside."

3. What does NWSA stand for?
(a) National White Studies Agendas.
(b) National Women's Studies Association.
(c) Need Women Saying All.
(d) Not Willing to Say Anything.

4. How does Doris Davenport write "women"?
(a) Wymyn.
(b) Wymin.
(c) Whimmyn.
(d) Wimmin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "For it is only under a patriarchal structure that _____________ is the only social power open to women," according to Audra Lorde.

2. According to Doris Davenport, what is wrong with the word "racism"?

3. Who wrote the following: "I do not believe/our wants have made all our lies/holy"?

4. What does the narrator in "Wonder Woman" see on sidewalks?

5. Who wrote "La Guera"?

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