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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 word does Rodriguez refuse to italicize?

2. Who is the first person in Rodriguez's family to go to therapy?

3. Why does Rodriguez sit outside during lunch when she is in grade school?

4. Where does Rodriguez sometimes apply for jobs after grad school?

5. What disorder does Rodriguez develop in her second year of grad school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

3. What school does Rodriguez attend for grad school?

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

5. Where does Rodriguez move after grad school?

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

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

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

9. What happened to Rodriguez's cousin in 2018?

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

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 relationship to the church and Christianity. How has this relationship changed throughout her life?

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?

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