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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. When does Rodriguez first encounter an adult gatekeeper?

2. Why was grad school traumatizing for Rodriguez?

3. Who talks about Rodriguez behind her back when she is in grad school?

4. Who polices what Rodriguez consumes when she is growing up?

5. What music is Rodriguez not allowed to listen to as a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Rodriguez's family move to when she is a child?

3. When does Rodriguez first become aware of class?

4. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?

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

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

7. Where does Rodriguez move after grad school?

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

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

10. Where was Rodriguez born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's experience of unlearning the racist, sexist, xenophobic ideologies she internalized while growing up. What experiences or tools helped her to unlearn these harmful things?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's relationship to the church and Christianity. How has this relationship changed throughout her life?

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