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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?
(a) Richard needs to remember his Spanish, even if that hurts his education.
(b) Richard should speak only Spanish.
(c) Richard should learn to speak only in English to be more successful.
(d) Spanish and English are equally good languages.

2. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?
(a) It starts to mean "a non-Hispanic American" as opposed to the "other" or "outsider" that it used to imply.
(b) They stop saying it because they no longer use Spanish words.
(c) The children do not like their parents to use that word any more.
(d) They use it to compliment each other on how well they speak English.

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

4. How does Rodriguez feel about his family background?
(a) He wants to know more about it.
(b) He does not think about it too much.
(c) He is embarrassed by it.
(d) He is proud of it.

5. How does Rodriguez's father change as the family starts to speak English more?
(a) He grows quieter because he is uncomfortable with English.
(b) He takes classes to learn English.
(c) He gets upset and insists that they speak to him in Spanish.
(d) He complains about using English.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Rodriguez's teachers visit his house?

2. Where does Rodriguez find the description of the "scholarship boy"?

3. As Rodriguez moves into college and graduate school, how does his relationship with his parents change?

4. As Rodriguez learns more English, what does he do about his parents' English skills?

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

(see the answer key)

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