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

3. What word does Rodriguez refuse to italicize?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Italian.
(c) Greek.
(d) Spanish.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to go to college?
(a) Rodriguez's brother.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Rodriguez father.
(d) Rodriguez's sister.

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

10. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to move away?
(a) Rodriguez's mother.
(b) Rodriguez.
(c) Rodriguez's brother.
(d) Rodriguez's sister.

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

12. When does Rodriguez learn to value her background and take pride in it?
(a) In high school.
(b) In grad school.
(c) Never.
(d) In college.

13. When does Rodriguez first encounter an adult gatekeeper?
(a) In high school.
(b) In college.
(c) In grad school.
(d) Never.

14. Why does Rodriguez sit outside during lunch when she is in grade school?
(a) To avoid being ostracized as poor.
(b) She does not sit outside.
(c) She likes being outside.
(d) Her friends sit outside.

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