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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Latinas are in Rodriguez's cohort?
(a) None.
(b) 2.
(c) 20.
(d) 7.

2. Why did Rodriguez want to write this book?
(a) To help people.
(b) For fun.
(c) To help herself.
(d) To win awards.

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Rodriguez sometimes apply for jobs after grad school?
(a) A diner.
(b) The forest.
(c) The beach.
(d) A cafe.

8. Who talks about Rodriguez behind her back when she is in grad school?
(a) Other Latinas.
(b) No one.
(c) White people.
(d) Her friends.

9. What kinds of jobs does Rodriguez take after grad school?
(a) Writing jobs.
(b) Odd jobs.
(c) Corporate jobs.
(d) Retail jobs.

10. What genre is this text?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Autoethnography.
(c) Essays.
(d) Biography.

11. Who is the first person in Rodriguez's family to go to therapy?
(a) Rodriguez's mother.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Rodriguez's sister.
(d) Rodriguez's brother.

12. What were women in Rodriguez's church community shamed for growing up?
(a) Not being married.
(b) Being feminine.
(c) Their intelligence.
(d) Nothing.

13. What does Rodriguez begin to experience while in grad school?
(a) Imposter syndrome.
(b) Suidical thoughts.
(c) Weight loss.
(d) Weight gain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez signal respectability?

2. When does Rodriguez begin to embrace her working-class identity?

3. Where does Rodriguez move after finishing grad school?

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

5. What book did Rodriguez discover in high school?

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