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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aria, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?
(a) That Spanish is always a more intimate language that English.
(b) That intimacy is about the relationship between the people, not about what language they speak.
(c) That he can express himself better in English than in Spanish.
(d) That language is how a person maintains their intimacy with other people.

2. What does Rodriguez's family call him?
(a) Pocho.
(b) Poncho.
(c) Paco.
(d) Pokey.

3. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?
(a) It was the best thing that ever happened to him.
(b) He has conflicting feelings.
(c) He is angry that they did not have programs for bilingual children when he went to school.
(d) It was the worst thing that ever happened to him.

4. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Gringos.
(c) Otros.
(d) Non-Mexicans.

5. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?
(a) It makes him feel closer to his parents.
(b) It causes a separation between them.
(c) His parents brag about him all the time.
(d) His parents stop talking to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?

2. What does Rodriguez start to notice about English?

3. How does Rodriguez feel about learning English?

4. How does Rodriguez's father change as the family starts to speak English more?

5. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?

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