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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Rodriguez move after finishing grad school?
(a) Back home.
(b) New York.
(c) LA.
(d) Miami.

3. Why does Rodriguez bring her mother to talk with her counselor in high school?
(a) To help her convince him to let her take AP classes.
(b) To help her convince him to let her take AP Bio.
(c) To help her convince him to let her take P.E.
(d) To help her convince him to let her apply to colleges.

4. Where does Rodriguez's family immigrate to when she is a child?
(a) New York.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Miami.
(d) LA.

5. Who does imposter syndrome affect?
(a) Men.
(b) Women.
(c) No one.
(d) Everyone.

6. What school does Rodriguez attend for grad school?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Yale.
(d) Vanderbilt.

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

8. What is Rodriguez determined to do as a junior in high school?
(a) Get good grades.
(b) Get a boyfriend.
(c) Take AP classes.
(d) Get into college.

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

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

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

12. Why does Rodriguez seek to divest from whiteness?
(a) To have something to write about.
(b) She does not divest from whiteness.
(c) To find a husband.
(d) To feel free.

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

14. Who once took a photo with Rodriguez without her consent?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A tourist.
(c) Her mother.
(d) A voluntourist.

15. From whom does Rodriguez seek validation while in grad school?
(a) No one.
(b) Her friends.
(c) White people.
(d) Her professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rodriguez's mother always nagging her about?

2. What kinds of jobs does Rodriguez take after grad school?

3. What were women in Rodriguez's church community shamed for growing up?

4. Who tries to cover Rodriguez's lap when she wears a short dress to church?

5. What does Rodriguez become when she speaks Spanish?

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