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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote out the checks for the author's mother when she was at the grocery store? ("La Guera")

2. Who wrote "I Am What I Am"?

3. What does the narrator croon in "I Am What I Am"?

4. What culture does Judit Moschkovich align with American culture?

5. What does the author want to make changes in, according to "Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Given that Judit Moschovich did not equate "American" with imperialistic and racist, what did she equate "American" with?

2. How do the poems "When I Was Growing Up" and "on not being" differ by point-of-view?

3. Why did Doris Davenport state that racist white feminists were powerless, spineless, and invisible?

4. What did Cherrie Moraga ask Aurora Levins Morales to write about, and what did Morales choose to write about?

5. According to Anita Valerio, how is the Okan described?

6. Name three of the problems that Doris Davenport named as part of the problem within the feminist movement?

7. Who lives in the marrow of the narrator in "I Walk in the History of My People"?

8. According to Audre Lorde, what was the diversion task of black and third world women?

9. What is the meaning behind "Wonder Woman"?

10. What does Rosario Morales say that she is in "I am What I Am"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the writers detail specific things that a woman of color must do to help the women's movement become just that-a women's movement. They state that there are too many issues within the movement to move forward and make a real change happen. Discuss the different points that the authors make in regard to an individual's responsibility in the movement for it too succeed.

Essay Topic 2

Using the writings of Cherrie Moraga, describe and define the different types of lesbianism. Be sure to address their similarities and their differences.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the authors reference other authors that have contributed to the collaboration of "This Bridge Called My Back." Why do you think that this is the case? What do you believe is positive about referencing a co-writer? What do you believe is negative about referencing a co-writer?

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