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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 Judit Moschkovich, where is a great deal of information on Latin American available?

2. Who wrote "La Guera"?

3. Where did the author of "La Guera's" mother work while lying about her age?

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

5. According the Doris Davenport, why is the feminist movement racist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions did Anita Valerio discuss regarding the holy woman?

2. What is Barbara Smith's "inherent definition of feminism"? (According to the introduction of "An d When You Leave, Take Your Pictures With You")

3. How did Mitsuye Yamada say that Asian Pacific American women could make themselves more visible?

4. What did Judit Maschkovich define as American and Latin culture?

5. What does the first section of the book speak about?

6. What did Aurora Levins Morales decide was the issue that she had with Piri Thomas' book "Down These Mean Streets"?

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

8. What were Cherrie Moraga's and Gloria Anzaldua's hopes for the book?

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

10. In the introduction, Moraga defined the different sections of the book. What are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

White women are detailed, in many of the writings, as being a large part of the oppression within the women's movement. What problems, according to the writers, do white women make for women of color in the movement? How do the writers support their statements against white women in the movement? Why do these problems seem ironic for the movement?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you feel the the book was titled "This Bridge Called My Back"? What imagery does this title set up for the book? Is it a negative or positive understanding? Why?

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