1. Where does Rodriguez find the description of the "scholarship boy"?
(a) In a magazine article about the modern education system.
(b) In a magazine article about literacy.
(c) In a book about literacy.
(d) In a book about psychology.

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) Can I have your autograph?
(d) How did you manage your success?

3. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?
(a) He decides to read all the book on the bestseller list.
(b) An article describes 100 important books and he decides to read all of them.
(c) An article explains why reading books can help you do well on tests, so he reads even more books.
(d) He decides to read the newspaper instead of books.

4. Does Rodriguez believe that not speaking English well has consequences for his parents?
(a) Yes, he thinks they got cheated out of money because of it.
(b) Yes, because they could not talk to the doctor if they were sick.
(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.

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.