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

2. According to Cheryl Clarke, how many different kinds of lesbians are there?
(a) There is only one kind of lesbian.
(b) There are four specific types of lesbians.
(c) There are two types of lesbians.
(d) There is not only one kind of lesbian.

3. "Even though we go hungry we are not impoverished of ________________." ("Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers")
(a) Experiences.
(b) Life.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Nurishment.

4. According to "Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers," what do "white eyes" not bother to learn?
(a) Our culture.
(b) Our humanity.
(c) Our past.
(d) Our language.

5. What happened on August 6, 1941, just four days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
(a) Billie Holiday's "Distinctive Song Stylings" came out.
(b) Billie Holiday's "Lady Day" was made.
(c) Billie Holiday's "Ella, Lena And Billie" came out.
(d) Billie Holiday's "Story Volume 2" was made.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction of "El Mundo Zurdo: The Vision", what can women use as a source of power-if they use it?

2. From what does writing save Gloria Anzaldua?

3. What was one of the major issues that the Combahee River Collective began to address publicly?

4. What did Hattie Gossett claim "is really a drag"?

5. What story is the monkey from that Gloria Anzaldua referenced in "La Prieta"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to Gloria Anzaldua when she began to write the essay "La Prieta"?

3. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for birthing Gloria?

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

5. Why did Barbara Smith claim that "virtually no Black person in this country ...is surprised about oppression"?

6. Why does Gloria Anzaldua write?

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

8. How did Cherrie Moraga describe the similarities and differences between Third World women writers?

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

10. Why did Nellie Wong state that she will not stop working and writing? ("In Search of the Self As Hero: Confetti of Voices on New Year's Night")

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