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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was not a priority for Rodriguez's family growing up?

2. What kinds of jobs does Rodriguez take after grad school?

3. Who discourages Rodriguez from taking advanced classes?

4. What does Rodriguez say to people who are struggling to embrace themselves?

5. What program does Rodriguez enter for graduate study?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is voluntourism?

2. What becomes emotionally taxing for Rodriguez during grad school?

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

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

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

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

7. Who tries to stop Rodriguez from taking AP classes in high school?

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

9. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to go to college?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's claim that knowledge is liberation. At what points in her life has this proved to be true?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's experience with voluntourism. What are her views on this topic, and how has her personal experience with it impacted her worldview?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's experience in graduate school. In what ways was the experience both traumatizing and transformative for her?

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