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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez never want to be called again?
(a) Prisca.
(b) Priscila.
(c) Brown.
(d) Boring.

2. What does Rodriguez understand about having light skin starting at a young age?
(a) She learns nothing about having light skin.
(b) It is the ideal beauty standard.
(c) It is cool.
(d) It is not valued.

3. Why does Rodriguez feel out of place during grad school?
(a) She is in the minority.
(b) She gets bad grades.
(c) She does not feel left out.
(d) She has no friends.

4. Why does intersectionality assert?
(a) It asserts that Brown people are not complex.
(b) It asserts that white people are not complex.
(c) It asserts that white people are superior.
(d) It asserts the validity of identities other than whiteness.

5. Why does Rodriguez have a ritual at DJ's house?
(a) DJ has a pool.
(b) DJ has a fire fit.
(c) DJ lives close to school.
(d) DJ owns a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?

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

3. What part of Nicaragua is Rodriguez's mother from?

4. Why does Rodriguez's mother want her to stay out of the sun?

5. Why does Rodriguez spend her childhood lying about her family's finances?

(see the answer key)

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