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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 stop trying to have a relationship with after 2016?

2. What is Rodriguez's financial situation after grad school?

3. Why does Rodriguez start going by a different name in grad school?

4. At what point in her life did Rodriguez's father stop being a good dad?

5. What does Rodriguez write onto a piece of paper before tossing it into a fire pit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When does Rodriguez get divorced?

3. Who is Amy Cooper?

4. Who is Dr. Cynthia Enloe?

5. Who is the first in Rodriguez's family to do many things?

6. How does intersectionality change Rodriguez's approach to romantic relationships?

7. What panel does Rodriguez organize while in grad school?

8. How old is Rodriguez the first time she sees a woman preach in her church?

9. What happens to Rodriguez every year in grad school?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's relationship to her name. What drives her to ask people to start calling her by her given name and not her Americanized name?

Essay Topic 3

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

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