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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 Cherrie Moraga claim is possible in the poem "The Welder"?
2. According to "Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers," what do "white eyes" not bother to learn?
3. What is the brown thigh bone carved with in "Give Me Back"?
4. According to the Combahee River Collective, whose job is it to eliminate racism in the white women's movement?
5. Who was Gloria Anzaldua's first love?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the concrete objects in the poem "Ceremony for Completing a Poetry Reading" represent in reality?
2. 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?
3. What does Gloria Anzaldua state is the reason that one resists the act of writing?
4. 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?
5. What did Gloria Anzaldua's mother want in return for birthing Gloria?
6. Why did the Combahee River Collective believe that they needed a collection of Black feminist writing?
7. What happened to Gloria Anzaldua when she began to write the essay "La Prieta"?
8. What comparison did Cheryl Clarke make between lesbians and black women?
9. Why did Hattie Gossett believe that it would be difficult to get her book out?
10. Why did the Combahee River Collective state that they were socialists?
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
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 3
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.
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