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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. To what does Rosario Morales compare "protective coloring in racist fields"?

2. Who was Gloria Anzaldua's first love?

3. What is a "gorra"?

4. What does Chrystos use to "mark out the space I am"?

5. Combahee River Collective defined the American political system as________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Cherrie Moraga, in the poem "The Welder," state that she was a welder and not an alchemist?

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

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

5. Why did the Combahee River Collective believe that they needed a collection of Black feminist writing?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss your personal feelings on the writings in the book. Take into consideration your own racial history. How do you feel about what was stated in the book? If you have negative feelings about specific statements, why do you feel that way? Do you find yourself strongly agreeing with/ or disagreeing with any of the statements? Why?

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

Do you believe that any "voice"was left out of the book? What voice do you believe was omitted from the view points? Why do you believe this voice was omitted from the book? Why do you believe that this voice would have added to the tone of the theme?

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