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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. Rodriguez describes events that happened how many years ago?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. What does Rodriguez start to notice about English?
(a) Words he understands now that he did not understand before.
(b) How much easier it is to say things in English than in Spanish.
(c) Sounds and tones he previously ignored.
(d) How much English helps him do better in school.

3. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?
(a) Learning English from listening to the radio.
(b) Studying with a classmate.
(c) Practicing English with his family.
(d) Getting extra help from the teacher.

4. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?
(a) Intimate conversations are hard to have in the "public" language.
(b) He can no longer have an intimate conversation in Spanish.
(c) He will never be able to have them with his family because of the language barrier.
(d) He can have them with his family in spite of the language barrier.

5. How is the "scholarship boy" described?
(a) A good student who is guaranteed to succeed.
(b) A good son who wants to please his parents.
(c) A good son but a troubled student.
(d) A good student but a troubled son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?

2. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?

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

4. What does Rodriguez wonder about his parents and his education?

5. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?

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