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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 author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman," what do "we" do when we put "acts of God" on an equal playing field with man?
(a) "Laugh in the face of humanity."
(b) "Shrug off personal responsibility."
(c) "Spit on religious tradition."
(d) "Choose to ignore honesty."

2. According to Cherrie Moraga, what does lesbianism equal in "this country"?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Second-class citizenship.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Misunderstanding.

3. "Your skin must be sensitive for the lightest _____________ and thick enough to ward off the ___________________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")
(a) Kiss and sneers.
(b) Compliment and disgrace.
(c) Breath and strikes.
(d) Touch and demons.

4. Merle Woo claims that being a Chinese man in America makes the man a victim of _______________.
(a) Sexism and racism.
(b) Mind and body.
(c) All races outside of Chinese.
(d) Chinese women.

5. Who wrote "When I Was Growing Up"?
(a) Phillis Wheatley.
(b) Rita Dove.
(c) Nellie Wong.
(d) Qui Jin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chrystos claim that white women are so rarely loyal?

2. Why does Nellie Wong claim that "you" (a writer/her) will not stop working and writing?

3. Where does the narrator of "Wonder Woman" reflect about other women doing the same things as she does?

4. According to Nellie Wong, if one sings about woe too often the person is accused of ___________.

5. What does Hattie Gossett claim nobody cares about in the '80s?

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