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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 does this book encourage readers to do?

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

3. Where does Rodriguez first learn about voluntourism?

4. How does Rodriguez identify?

5. Who graduates at the top of Rodriguez's class in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 Rodriguez's relationship with her mother. In what ways is it complicated, and how has it changed over time? Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

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