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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say is the real reason for his success?
(a) Working very hard.
(b) Reading every book he could find.
(c) Kissing up to the teacher.
(d) Remembering what his life was like before he was educated.

2. Does Rodriguez believe that not speaking English well has consequences for his parents?
(a) No, he says they did all right in spite of the language problems.
(b) Yes, because they could not talk to the doctor if they were sick.
(c) Yes, he thinks they got cheated out of money because of it.
(d) No, because they always stayed in places where the other people spoke Spanish, too.

3. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?
(a) He disagrees with it.
(b) He thinks it makes students work harder.
(c) He thinks it would have helped him a lot.
(d) He thinks it is too hard on the teacher.

4. According to Rodriguez, what is wrong with speaking a private language in public?
(a) It prevents people from learning the public language.
(b) It is embarrassing.
(c) It will eventually stop being a private language.
(d) Most people will not understand what is being said.

5. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(b) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(c) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.
(d) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?

2. As a young child, how does Rodriguez feel about books?

3. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?

4. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?

5. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?

(see the answer key)

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