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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author of "When I Was Growing Up"' sisters get praised?
(a) For their fair skin.
(b) For their success in school.
(c) For their success in following the rules of white society.
(d) For their rigidity following mainstream thought.

2. What does the author who was quoted at the beginning of "La Guera" hope that women can make their own?
(a) Society.
(b) Culture.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Lives and experiences.

3. The introduction of "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision" claims autonomy is NOT __________.
(a) Separatism.
(b) Truth.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Togetherness.

4. "The lesbian of color is not only invisible, she does not even __________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")
(a) Breathe.
(b) Prove her worthiness.
(c) Live.
(d) Exist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Gloria Anzaldua to believe that white is not better than brown?

2. What author did the narrator from "I Am What I Am" read "thru three or four times"?

3. Who does Cheryl Clarke believe to be the real enemy to lesbians?

4. Merle Woo claims that being a Chinese man in America makes the man a victim of _______________.

5. What was the name of the anthology that the author of "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman" taught for a segment of Ethnic American Literature?

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