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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When does Rodriguez first encounter an adult gatekeeper?
(a) In college.
(b) In grad school.
(c) Never.
(d) In high school.
2. Who graduates at the top of Rodriguez's class in college?
(a) Rodriguez.
(b) Rodriguez's boyfriend.
(c) Michael.
(d) Rodriguez's friend.
3. Which relative of Rodriguez's was kidnapped in 2018?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her father.
4. What does Rodriguez learn in grad school to allow her to heal from her childhood?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Theory.
(c) Big words.
(d) Language.
5. What word does Rodriguez refuse to italicize?
(a) Italian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Greek.
6. How many Latinas are in Rodriguez's cohort?
(a) None.
(b) 7.
(c) 20.
(d) 2.
7. How do people perceive Rodriguez while she is growing up?
(a) They see her potential.
(b) They do not see her potential.
(c) They see her as smart.
(d) They see her as hardworking.
8. What is Rodriguez determined to do as a junior in high school?
(a) Get a boyfriend.
(b) Get into college.
(c) Take AP classes.
(d) Get good grades.
9. Who tries to cover Rodriguez's lap when she wears a short dress to church?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) An usher.
(d) Her mother.
10. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to go to college?
(a) Rodriguez father.
(b) Rodriguez's brother.
(c) Rodriguez.
(d) Rodriguez's sister.
11. How does Rodriguez embrace her working-class identity?
(a) She writes about it.
(b) She tells everyone about it.
(c) She does not try to hide it.
(d) She does not.
12. For how long was Rodriguez's relative missing?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 1 year.
13. What does Rodriguez do a lot after moving home?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Cry.
(c) Run.
(d) Work.
14. When does Rodriguez learn to value her background and take pride in it?
(a) In high school.
(b) In college.
(c) Never.
(d) In grad school.
15. Who is Evelyn Higginbottom?
(a) A chef.
(b) A Black senator.
(c) A Black scholar.
(d) A teacher.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Rodriguez identify?
2. What does Rodriguez say to people who are struggling to embrace themselves?
3. Who is the first person in Rodriguez's family to go to therapy?
4. What was not a priority for Rodriguez's family growing up?
5. Why was grad school traumatizing for Rodriguez?
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