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

2. When does Rodriguez first encounter an adult gatekeeper?

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

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

5. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is voluntourism?

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

3. What poetry book does Rodriguez buy in high school?

4. Where does Rodriguez move after grad school?

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

6. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

7. Where does Rodriguez often go to seek solace?

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

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

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 experience growing up in Florida after immigrating from Nicaragua. How was her experience in the U.S. different from her early childhood?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring grief in the book. In what ways does Rodriguez contend with grief? What has she grieved throughout her life?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's relationship with her brother. In what ways is this relationship ultimately toxic and unhealthy?

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