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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. "We challenge symptoms of the disease while neglecting the _________________," as related in "The Pathology of Racism" by Davenport.

2. Who wrote "The Brown Menace/Poem to the Survival of Roaches"?

3. "For it is only under a patriarchal structure that _____________ is the only social power open to women," according to Audra Lorde.

4. According to the introduction, for whom do Third World women put themselves on the line for?

5. What book did Mary Daly send to Audre Lorde?

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 did Aurora Levins Morales' friend Ceci say must change for things to be different so the daughters of Latinos could be free?

4. What are three of the ironic questionings that Lim makes regarding women in her poem "Wonder Woman"?

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

6. What did Cherrie Moraga state that she learned when she attended a concert where Ntosake Shange was reading?

7. 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?

8. What happened to Naomi Littlebear when she ran home after being attacked as a little girl?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many times throughout the book, internal struggles are blamed for the external problems associated with the women's movement. What purpose does the internal dissection of one's self serve in the women's movement, according to the authors that chose to identify this as a problem? Based on your reading, why do you believe that some authors chose to address this problem, and some did not?

Essay Topic 3

Alchemy is discussed many times by many different authors in the book. Why does this word seem to be important for some of the authors, while others disregard it? How does the term create a positive image in some writings and a negative image in others? How does this word imitate the problems detailed in the book by the different authors?

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