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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which relative of Rodriguez's was kidnapped in 2018?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her cousin.

4. What begins to take a toll on Rodriguez emotionally while in grad school?
(a) Pandering to the male gaze.
(b) Her course work.
(c) Pandering to the white gaze.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

7. What does Rodriguez find in a friend's room during grad school?
(a) A cat.
(b) A photo of him with Brown kids.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A photo of his mother.

8. Why does Rodriguez spend her childhood lying about her family's finances?
(a) To seem rich.
(b) To protect herself.
(c) To keep her friends.
(d) She does not lie.

9. For how long was Rodriguez's relative missing?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 5 days.

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

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

12. What music is Rodriguez not allowed to listen to as a child?
(a) Pop music.
(b) Rap music.
(c) Rock music.
(d) Secular music.

13. What does Rodriguez struggle to do after immigrating to the U.S.?
(a) Get good grades.
(b) Acclimate.
(c) Make friends.
(d) Learn English.

14. What does Rodriguez do when she listens to the radio when she is in middle school?
(a) Practice guitar.
(b) Write down the lyrics.
(c) Sing.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rodriguez seek to divest from whiteness?

2. How does Rodriguez embrace her working-class identity?

3. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to move away?

4. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?

5. Who in Rodriguez's family has African ancestry?

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