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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. Where does Rodriguez start school?
(a) In New York City.
(b) In St. Paul, Minnesota.
(c) In Miami, Florida.
(d) In Sacramento, California.

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

3. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?
(a) Socially disadvantaged.
(b) A wild troublemaker.
(c) Comfortable with English- and Spanish-speaking people.
(d) Spoiled and bratty.

4. What was Rodriguez like as a student?
(a) The kind of student to whom everything came easily.
(b) A bookworm who admired his teachers.
(c) A troublemaker who was bored in class.
(d) A slow learner who worked very hard.

5. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(b) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(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. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?

2. How does Rodriguez feel about his parents' English skills?

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

4. How does Rodriguez's father react to his educational accomplishments?

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

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