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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. What is the rape of Black women by white men considered by the Combahee River Collective?

2. According to Barbara Smith, what does one woman state as the reason for not watching television?

3. What is no black person in this country surprised about? (Smith/Smith dialogue)

4. What did Hattie Gossett claim "is really a drag"?

5. What do black women, according to the Combahee River Collective, struggle with black men about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drove Barbara Smith crazy regarding the arrogance of some white women? (Across the Kitchen Table")

2. What "click" did Beverly Smith claim still existed in the women's movement?

3. Describe the "smart-ugly" crystallization as described by the Combahee River Collective.

4. Why does Gloria Anzaldua write?

5. How did Cherrie Moraga describe the similarities and differences between Third World women writers?

6. According to Cherrie Moraga's introduction to the section "Speaking in Tongues: The Third World Woman Writer," what did first generation third world writers defy?

7. What did the concrete objects in the poem "Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading" represent in reality?

8. What does Gloria Anzaldua state is the reason that one resists the act of writing?

9. What comparison did Cheryl Clarke make between lesbians and black women?

10. Why did Luisah Teish claim that men always put down herbal remedies? (From her interview with Gloria Anzaldua.)

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

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