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

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

3. Who discourages Rodriguez from taking advanced classes?
(a) Her father.
(b) No one.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her counselor.

4. What has Rodriguez's mother internalized about Brownness?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It is inherently bad.
(c) It is a sign of royalty.
(d) It is inherently good.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez realize is the source of her panic when she reaches adulthood?

2. Where does Rodriguez first learn about voluntourism?

3. Why does Rodriguez work one on one with teachers after school when she is in elementary school?

4. How do people perceive Rodriguez while she is growing up?

5. Who calls Rodriguez before she is admitted into her grad program?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Rodriguez buy in high school to try to gain proximity to whiteness?

4. When did Rodriguez's family immigrate to the U.S.?

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

6. Where does Rodriguez often go to seek solace?

7. What is Rodriguez's mother always nagging her about?

8. Who once mocks Rodriguez during class while she is in grad school?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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