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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Combahee River Collective, what did they claim as being recognized as being enough?
(a) American.
(b) Human.
(c) Lesbian.
(d) Black.

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

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

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) Exist.
(c) Live.
(d) Prove her worthiness.

5. "Feminism for you means working for the equality and humanity of women and men, for children, for the _________________ that is possible." (Nellie Wong)
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Faith.
(c) Honor.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Barbara Smith, what does one woman state as the reason for not watching television?

2. What happened on August 6, 1941, just four days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

3. Cheryl Clarke identifies a lesbian as ________________.

4. What does NWSA stand for?

5. What does Chrystos want to give "you"? ("Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading")

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Gloria Anzaldua, what were the problems associated with power in her essay "La Prieta"?

2. How did Cheryl Clarke wrap up her essay "Lesbianism: An Act of Resistance"?

3. What did the concrete objects in the poem "Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading" represent in reality?

4. What comparison did Cheryl Clarke make between lesbians and black women?

5. How did Gloria Anzaldua describe herself as "Shiva"?

6. Describe the "smart-ugly" crystallization as described by the Combahee River Collective.

7. What did Barbara Smith claim about many lesbians being separatists?

8. What drove Barbara Smith crazy regarding the arrogance of some white women? (Across the Kitchen Table")

9. Why did Cheryl Clarke state that being a lesbian is a dangerous act of rebellion?

10. What did Beverly Smith claim was the problem with analyzing problems within the women's movement?

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