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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez identify?
(a) She identifies as POC.
(b) She identifies as white.
(c) She identifies as Brown.
(d) She identifies as Black.

2. What part of Nicaragua is Rodriguez's mother from?
(a) The capital.
(b) The financial district.
(c) The mountain region.
(d) The lake region.

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

4. Who is Evelyn Higginbottom?
(a) A Black scholar.
(b) A Black senator.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A chef.

5. What does Rodriguez learn in grad school to allow her to heal from her childhood?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Big words.
(c) Language.
(d) Theory.

6. Who does Rodriguez write for today?
(a) No one.
(b) Her younger self.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

7. What is a chonga?
(a) A car.
(b) A working-class Latina.
(c) A type of food.
(d) A type of drink.

8. Where does most of Rodriguez's family currently reside?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) California.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Maine.

9. How do people perceive Rodriguez while she is growing up?
(a) They see her as hardworking.
(b) They see her potential.
(c) They do not see her potential.
(d) They see her as smart.

10. Why is Rodriguez scared to go home after grad school?
(a) She is not scared.
(b) She is afraid to confront her past.
(c) She is afraid of her mom.
(d) She is afraid of her dad.

11. What kinds of neighborhoods did Rodriguez grow up in?
(a) Rich ones.
(b) English-speaking ones.
(c) Spanish-speaking ones.
(d) Middle class ones.

12. Who tries to cover Rodriguez's lap when she wears a short dress to church?
(a) Her sister.
(b) An usher.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

13. What book did Rodriguez discover in high school?
(a) A Jane Eyre book.
(b) A Harry Potter book.
(c) A Langston Hughes book.
(d) A Jane Austen book.

14. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?
(a) She does not believe in it.
(b) She loves it.
(c) She thinks nothing about it.
(d) She believes in it.

15. What does Rodriguez lose while in grad school?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her keys.
(c) Her marriage.
(d) Her scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to go to grad school?

2. Who insisted Rodriguez move back home after grad school?

3. Who talks about Rodriguez behind her back when she is in grad school?

4. What is Rodriguez determined to do as a junior in high school?

5. Who graduates at the top of Rodriguez's class in college?

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