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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez struggle to do after immigrating to the U.S.?
(a) Acclimate.
(b) Get good grades.
(c) Learn English.
(d) Make friends.

2. What were women in Rodriguez's church community shamed for growing up?
(a) Their intelligence.
(b) Being feminine.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Not being married.

3. Why does Rodriguez sit outside during lunch when she is in grade school?
(a) Her friends sit outside.
(b) She likes being outside.
(c) She does not sit outside.
(d) To avoid being ostracized as poor.

4. How does Rodriguez try to change her physical image in middle school?
(a) She gets long nails.
(b) She starts dressing boldly.
(c) She changes her hair.
(d) She gets extensions.

5. What does this book encourage readers to do?
(a) Lose themselves.
(b) Make friends.
(c) Stay at home.
(d) Find themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who polices what Rodriguez consumes when she is growing up?

2. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to move away?

3. What is Rodriguez's main concern in middle school?

4. What book did Rodriguez discover in high school?

5. Where does Rodriguez's family buy her school uniforms?

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