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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez become when she speaks Spanish?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Herself.
(d) A different person.

2. Where does Rodriguez's family buy her school uniforms?
(a) Goodwill.
(b) They hand make them.
(c) Her school.
(d) Macy's.

3. Why does Rodriguez seek to divest from whiteness?
(a) To find a husband.
(b) To feel free.
(c) To have something to write about.
(d) She does not divest from whiteness.

4. What does Rodriguez realize is the source of her panic when she reaches adulthood?
(a) Class.
(b) Race.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Gender.

5. What does Rodriguez save up to buy in high school?
(a) Heels.
(b) Colored contacts.
(c) A designer wallet.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was grad school traumatizing for Rodriguez?

2. When does Rodriguez begin to embrace her working-class identity?

3. Where does Rodriguez move after finishing grad school?

4. Who is Evelyn Higginbottom?

5. What does Rodriguez realize about how her father treats her mother when she gets older?

(see the answer key)

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