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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. According to Cherrie Moraga, what does lesbianism equal in "this country"?
2. How does Doris Davenport write "women"?
3. In the poem "on not bein," what is the subject's chest compared to?
4. Why does Rosario Morales carry a "pole 18 inches long"?
5. According to the footnotes for Jo Carrillo's poem "Beyond the Cliffs of Abiquiu," to what land is the poem dedicated?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the first section of the book speak about?
2. What did Aurora Levins Morales decide was the issue that she had with Piri Thomas' book "Down These Mean Streets"?
3. What is the meaning behind "Wonder Woman"?
4. What does Rosario Morales say that she is in "I am What I Am"?
5. What happened to Naomi Littlebear when she ran home after being attacked as a little girl?
6. What is the common theme that all of the writings from the section titled "Introduction and Children Passing in the Streets: The Roots of Our Radicalism" have in common?
7. How do the poems "When I Was Growing Up" and "on not being" differ by point-of-view?
8. Why did the woman in Lee's "on not bein" marry the first man who proposed?
9. Given that Judit Moschovich did not equate "American" with imperialistic and racist, what did she equate "American" with?
10. According to Emma Goldman from Cherrie Moraga's "La Guera," how must one gain a philosophy from any event?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"A woman with power is feared."-Cherrie Moraga. Do you believe that this statement is true? Why/Why not? How do some of authors support this statement? Do any of the authors negate this statement? Why/Why not?
Essay Topic 2
Metaphors in many of the writings showed a comparison of ideals and objects that painted a very vibrant, and sometimes disturbing, picture. Choose three to five metaphors and discuss the importance of the metaphor, the point the metaphor was making, and the use of the comparison in making the point the author wanted to make. Did the use of the metaphor work? Why/Why not?
Essay Topic 3
While the initial reasoning behind the women's movement were based upon problems associated with the power that men had over women, it does not seem to be limited to that singular problem any longer. What specific issues are discussed as being part of the reasoning behind the problems that the women's movement continues to face? Whom else do the authors blame for the problems that the women's movement faced/faces? Are these problems relevant, based upon the readings? Why/Why not?
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