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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In The Achievement of Desire, Prologue, Rodriguez says that now that he is successful, people always ask him a certain question. What is it?
(a) Are your brothers and sisters as smart as you are?
(b) Did you benefit from affirmative action?
(c) How did you manage your success?
(d) Can I have your autograph?

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

4. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?
(a) Better grades.
(b) A chance to go to college.
(c) More friends.
(d) A place in public society.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel when he observes the group of black teenagers on the bus?

2. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?

3. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?

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

5. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?

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