For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 was not a priority for Rodriguez's family growing up?

2. Where does Rodriguez first learn about voluntourism?

3. What does Rodriguez become when she speaks Spanish?

4. Who polices what Rodriguez consumes when she is growing up?

5. What kinds of neighborhoods did Rodriguez grow up in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rodriguez believe about meritocracy?

3. Why does Rodriguez stay after school every day when she first moves to the U.S.?

4. Who does Rodriguez write for?

5. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

6. What does Rodriguez claim she wears whenever she leaves her house?

7. What is Rodriguez's relationship to the Spanish language?

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

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

10. Where does Rodriguez often go to seek solace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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