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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 Rodriguez save up to buy in high school?

2. What word does Rodriguez refuse to italicize?

3. What book did Rodriguez discover in high school?

4. Where does Rodriguez first learn about voluntourism?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is voluntourism?

3. Where does Rodriguez move after grad school?

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

5. Where does Rodriguez often go to seek solace?

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

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

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

9. Where was Rodriguez born?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's experience with voluntourism. What are her views on this topic, and how has her personal experience with it impacted her worldview?

Essay Topic 2

How does Rodriguez explore the idea of colorism in the book? What examples does she provide?

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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