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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. How does Rodriguez signal respectability?

2. Who once took a photo with Rodriguez without her consent?

3. Who talks about Rodriguez behind her back when she is in grad school?

4. What is Rodriguez's main concern in middle school?

5. Who does Rodriguez not write for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rodriguez expected to do with her life when she is growing up?

3. What poetry book does Rodriguez buy in high school?

4. Who tries to stop Rodriguez from taking AP classes in high school?

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

6. When did Rodriguez's family immigrate to the U.S.?

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

8. Who once mocks Rodriguez during class while she is in grad school?

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

10. Where does Rodriguez live during grad school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Rodriguez's experience with voluntourism. What are her views on this topic, and how has her personal experience with it impacted her worldview?

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 how Rodriguez's relationship with her father. 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.

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