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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. Why does Beverly Smith get "so frustrated"?

2. What kind of crisis does Hattie Gossett claim there is at the time of her book's release?

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

4. According to Barbara Noda, what sang out to her in "Lowriding Through the Women's Movement"?

5. What does Gloria Anzaldua say women of color cannot allow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Cheryl Clarke wrap up her essay "Lesbianism: An Act of Resistance"?

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

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

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

7. Why did/does Barbara Smith believe that the white power structure did a good job on keeping women from bonding across racial lines?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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