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Activity A: Who Am I?

1. I died of lupus at an early age.

A. Hurston B. Sarton C. West D. O'Connor

2. I am the Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University.

A. Yamamoto B. O'Connor C. Silko D. Oates

3. While I refuse to define myself as a "woman writer," I welcome the designation of "Jewish writer."

A. Oates B. Sarton C. Tan D. Ozick

4. I worked for the WPA Federal Writers Program until the mid 1940's.

A. Oates B. Yamamoto C. West D. Viramontes

5. I traveled around the country collecting stories and tales which would preserve Black culture.

A. Hurston B. Tan C. Silko D. Viramontes

6. I was in a detention camp is Poston, Arizona where I published my first fiction.

A. Silko B. Yamamoto C. Tan D. Viramontes

7. My addresses at Scripps College were published in pamphlet form by the university.

A. Sarton B. O'Connor C. Ozick D. Oates

8. My reunion with my sisters in China prompted me to write my first novel.

A. Silko B. Tan C. Yamamoto D. Ozick

9. I was inspired by stories I heard on the reservation.

A. Viramontes B. Hurston C. Silko D. O'Connor

10. I dedicated one of my novels to my parents who met while picking cotton and to the memory of Cesar Chavez.

A. West B. Hurston C. Sarton D. Viramontes

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