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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. Who does Rodriguez rarely speak to for the early part of her life?

2. What is decoloniality all about?

3. What happens after Rodriguez gets caught dancing at a birthday party?

4. What did Rodriguez's mother want to be before motherhood?

5. When does Rodriguez first start divesting from the male gaze?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Rodriguez have an aversion to for most of her life?

2. Who is Amy Cooper?

3. How does Rodriguez's relationship with her mother change in adulthood?

4. Why does Rodriguez go to Mexico in grad school?

5. When does Rodriguez ask people to start calling her by a different name?

6. What does Rodriguez realize about herself when she finishes grad school?

7. When does Rodriguez get divorced?

8. Why does Rodriguez get hit after going to a birthday party in fourth grade?

9. What happens when Rodriguez and her friends of color try to take a special photo?

10. What does Rodriguez realize about her father as she gets older?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrative tone of the book. Be sure to include evidence from the text to support your thinking.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's relationship to academia. Why are her feelings toward the industry so complicated?

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