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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 happens after Rodriguez gets caught dancing at a birthday party?

2. Who invites Rodriguez to Fort Myers, Florida?

3. Who is Rodriguez's muse?

4. At what age does Rodriguez first bring home a boyfriend?

5. What was Rodriguez not allowed to have while growing up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez first learn about intersectionality?

2. What has Rodriguez always aspired to be?

3. What was Rodriguez's relationship with her father growing up?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Rodriguez punished throughout her childhood?

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

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

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 claim that knowledge is liberation. At what points in her life has this proved to be true?

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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