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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. When Gloria Anzaldua was born, what did Mamagranda Locha look for on her?
2. To whom is Merle Woo's letter written to? (January, 1980)
3. When did the Combahee River Collective first begin to meet?
4. "Feminism for you means working for the equality and humanity of women and men, for children, for the _________________ that is possible." (Nellie Wong)
5. What is the NBFO?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Gloria Anzaldua write?
2. Describe the "smart-ugly" crystallization as described by the Combahee River Collective.
3. 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")
4. What did Michelle Wallace, as noted by the Combahee River Colective, state about the struggle to change the Black woman's condition?
5. What did Barbara Smith claim about many lesbians being separatists?
6. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for birthing Gloria?
7. Why did Hattie Gossett believe that it would be difficult to get her book out?
8. What did Beverly Smith claim was the problem with analyzing problems within the women's movement?
9. Why did Luisah Teish claim that men always put down herbal remedies? (From her interview with Gloria Anzaldua.)
10. Why did the poem "I sing to myself", as used by Norma Alarcon in "Chicana's Feminist Literature: A Re-Vision Through Malintzin," represent a key example for her problem with the parent-child relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Time and time again, fear is a main theme by many of the authors. Discuss fear as a consistent problem associated with the women's movement. Detail different authors' perspectives on the problems associated with the existence of fear within the women's movement.
Essay Topic 2
Many of the authors state the importance of writing in the movement. What does the author state as the importance of writing? What does writing do for these authors? What purpose does writing serve in the women's 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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