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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez hope for her readers?
(a) That they stay in school.
(b) That they go to grad school.
(c) That they learn how to read.
(d) That they are empowered by the writing.

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

3. What does Rodriguez do a lot after moving home?
(a) Work.
(b) Cry.
(c) Run.
(d) Laugh.

4. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?
(a) At age 4.
(b) Middle school.
(c) High school.
(d) College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this book encourage readers to do?

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

3. What disorder does Rodriguez develop in her second year of grad school?

4. Who discourages Rodriguez from taking advanced classes?

5. Who is the first person in Rodriguez's family to go to therapy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Rodriguez first hear the term 'colorism'?

2. Who calls Rodriguez after she applies to grad school?

3. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?

4. What is Rodriguez's experience with code-switching?

5. What does Rodriguez realize when she gets to grad school?

6. Why does Rodriguez start dressing differently than normal while in grad school?

7. Why does Rodriguez stay after school every day when she first moves to the U.S.?

8. What does Rodriguez claim she wears whenever she leaves her house?

9. What is Rodriguez expected to do with her life when she is growing up?

10. Why does Rodriguez listen to the radio every night in middle school?

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