View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rodriguez want to write this book?

2. What does Rodriguez say voluntourism is a product of?

3. From whom does Rodriguez seek validation while in grad school?

4. Why does Rodriguez's mother want her to stay out of the sun?

5. How does Rodriguez identify?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?

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

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

4. What is Rodriguez's relationship to the Spanish language?

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

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

7. Who does Rodriguez write for?

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

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

10. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's relationship to academia. Why are her feelings toward the industry so complicated?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's writing style. How is it uniquely suited to the autoethnography genre?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the sexism Rodriguez endured at the hands of her family and community growing up. In what ways did she begin to challenge the misogyny projected onto her once she was an adult?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 541 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample