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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for her birthing Gloria?
(a) Submission without rebellion.
(b) Her to forgive her for raising her badly.
(c) Her unconditional love.
(d) Her to suceed.

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

4. When was the first piece of Hattie Gossett's book "my soul looks back in wonder/wild wimmin don't get no blues" written?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1999.

5. To what does Rosario Morales compare "protective coloring in racist fields"?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Shrubs.

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

7. According to Gloria Anzaldua, who said, "Complacency is a far more dangerous attitude than outrage."
(a) Ai.
(b) Cherrie Moraga.
(c) Barbara Smith.
(d) Naomi Littlebear.

8. What did Gloria Anzaldua claim changed her forever?
(a) Singing.
(b) Writing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Loving.

9. How does a woman who chooses to be a lesbian, according to Cheryl Clarke, live?
(a) In hiding.
(b) Submissively.
(c) Openly.
(d) Dangerously.

10. Why does Beverly Smith get "so frustrated"?
(a) The movement is not moving fast enough.
(b) Hate should not exist.
(c) She feels people don't understand where she came from.
(d) Life should not be lived in fear.

11. Who wrote the following: "I do not believe/our wants have made all our lies/holy"?
(a) Cherrie Moraga.
(b) Ai.
(c) Audre Lorde.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

12. What does Chrystos want to give "you"? ("Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading")
(a) A wave from the ocean.
(b) The first daffodil opening.
(c) The first bloom from a cactus.
(d) A wind to fill your sails.

13. According to the introduction of "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision", what can women use as a source of power-if they use it?
(a) The promise of the future.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) The pain of the past.
(d) Inner strength.

14. When Gloria Anzaldua was born, what did Mamagranda Locha look for on her?
(a) A birthmark in the shape of a star.
(b) Signs of whiteness.
(c) Mulatto blood.
(d) A sign of greatness.

15. According to Barbara Smith, what does one woman state as the reason for not watching television?
(a) Television gives such a twisted interpretation of life.
(b) She wants to live in reality, and television is fiction.
(c) She is afraid of the news.
(d) She is an intellectual.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mirtha Quintanales claims that there is no such thing as __________.

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

3. What is the brown thigh bone carved with in "Give Me Back"?

4. In her letter to Barbara Smith, Mirtha Quintanales tells Smith about ___________.

5. "Certainly ____________ is not just a white phenomenon." (Gloria Anzaldua)

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