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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was not a priority for Rodriguez's family growing up?
(a) Her education.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Her career.

2. What does the narrator do before dating her husband?
(a) Write him a letter.
(b) Make him a sweater.
(c) Make him a video essay.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Rodriguez feel pressured to be?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Smart and aggressive.
(d) Smart and gentle.

4. What does Rodriguez start experimenting with after her divorce?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Sex.

5. What church does Rodriguez attend while growing up?
(a) A conservative church.
(b) A liberal church.
(c) A Black church.
(d) She does not go to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this book encourage readers to do?

2. What has Rodriguez's mother internalized about Brownness?

3. Why is Rodriguez scared to go home after grad school?

4. What does Rodriguez say to people who are struggling to embrace themselves?

5. When does Rodriguez first encounter an adult gatekeeper?

(see the answer key)

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