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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins to take a toll on Rodriguez emotionally while in grad school?
(a) Her course work.
(b) Pandering to the male gaze.
(c) Pandering to the white gaze.
(d) Nothing.

2. Where does Rodriguez's family buy her school uniforms?
(a) Macy's.
(b) Her school.
(c) Goodwill.
(d) They hand make them.

3. What is Rodriguez's mother always nagging her about?
(a) Wearing a jacket.
(b) Wearing sunblock.
(c) Wearing makeup.
(d) Nothing.

4. Who calls Rodriguez before she is admitted into her grad program?
(a) The admissions director.
(b) The president of the school.
(c) No one.
(d) Her mother.

5. Who does Rodriguez not write for?
(a) Her family.
(b) Herself.
(c) Black people.
(d) White people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Rodriguez's family has African ancestry?

2. What does Rodriguez struggle to do after immigrating to the U.S.?

3. What genre is this text?

4. How does Rodriguez try to change her physical image in middle school?

5. Why is Rodriguez scared to go home after grad school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What school does Rodriguez attend for grad school?

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

3. Where does Rodriguez move after grad school?

4. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

5. Where was Rodriguez born?

6. Who calls Rodriguez after she applies to grad school?

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

8. What is Rodriguez's experience with code-switching?

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

10. Where does Rodriguez's family move to when she is a child?

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