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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 does Chrystos want to give "you"? ("Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading")

2. Who was Malintzin?

3. What does NWSA stand for?

4. What story is the monkey from that Gloria Anzaldua referenced in "La Prieta"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cheryl Clarke state that being a lesbian is a dangerous act of rebellion?

2. According to Gloria Anzaldua, what were the problems associated with power in her essay "La Prieta"?

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

4. Why did Barbara Smith claim that "virtually no Black person in this country ...is surprised about oppression"?

5. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for birthing Gloria?

6. Why did Hattie Gossett believe that it would be difficult to get her book out?

7. 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")

8. What did Beverly Smith claim was the problem with analyzing problems within the women's movement?

9. What did Michelle Wallace, as noted by the Combahee River Colective, state about the struggle to change the Black woman's condition?

10. Mirtha Quintanales stated that all humans had/have needs that must be met. What, according to Quintanales, are the circumstances under which these needs are to be met?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Many of the authors claim that they had to make personal changes to feel like they were part of the women's movement, while others stated that not changing was the answer. Discuss the different stands that the authors make in regard to personal change within the women's movement. When is change necessary? When is change not necessary? Why?

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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