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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) One month.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Twelve months.
(d) Three months.

2. "Certainly ____________ is not just a white phenomenon." (Gloria Anzaldua)
(a) Mistrust.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Racism.
(d) Misunderstanding.

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

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

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

6. According to Mirtha Quintanales, what is racism?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) Unrealistic.
(c) A Big Monster.
(d) A problem that will never go away.

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

8. What does Cherrie Moraga claim that she is NOT in the poem "The Welder"?
(a) A miracle worker.
(b) An alchemist.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A forgiver.

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

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

11. The introduction to "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision" relates that Third Women are especially vulnerable to____________.
(a) The submission that turns a face blue with anger.
(b) The righting of the left-handed world.
(c) The oppression of men.
(d) The many headed demon of oppression.

12. What drives Barbara Smith crazy, according to the "Sister-to-Sister Dialogue"?
(a) White women choosing not to finish school.
(b) Black women taking steretypical jobs.
(c) Life not being fair.
(d) Women being taken for granted.

13. Gloria Anzaldua claims that women of color need to stop being compared to __________.
(a) Dying trees.
(b) Demons.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Medusas.

14. "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) Breath and strikes.
(b) Kiss and sneers.
(c) Compliment and disgrace.
(d) Touch and demons.

15. According to Cheryl Clarke, of whom are black women envious?
(a) Wealthy women.
(b) Women with morals.
(c) Pampered "powder puffs."
(d) Women whom have made a name for themselves in the white man's world.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "La Prieta," what are "old selves" compared to?

2. What metaphor does Gloria Anzaldua use to compare writing to?

3. On what night is Nellie Wong writing a letter to herself?

4. "Feminism for you means working for the equality and humanity of women and men, for children, for the _________________ that is possible." (Nellie Wong)

5. Barbara Smith says there is no such thing as ___________________.

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