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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to move away?
(a) Rodriguez's sister.
(b) Rodriguez's mother.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) Rodriguez's brother.

2. Why does Rodriguez's mother want her to stay out of the sun?
(a) For religious reasons.
(b) To keep from getting skin cancer.
(c) To keep from getting too dark.
(d) She does not want her to stay out of the sun.

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

4. What is Rodriguez's main concern in middle school?
(a) Fitting in.
(b) Making friends.
(c) Getting fit.
(d) Looking pretty.

5. What does Rodriguez say voluntourism is a product of?
(a) White supremacy.
(b) Colorism.
(c) Racism.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez embrace her working-class identity?

2. When does Rodriguez learn to value her background and take pride in it?

3. What was not a priority for Rodriguez's family growing up?

4. Why does Rodriguez seek to divest from whiteness?

5. What music is Rodriguez not allowed to listen to as a child?

(see the answer key)

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