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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mr. Secrets, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 complains about using English.
(d) He gets upset and insists that they speak to him in Spanish.

2. When Rodriguez gets a summer job during college , what does it teach him about "real work"?
(a) He does not like real work.
(b) Real work is much easier than academic work.
(c) He likes real work better than academic work.
(d) It would take him more than three months to learn how to do it successfully.

3. How does Rodriguez explain his success to people?
(a) He was just very lucky.
(b) He worked very hard.
(c) He went to a good school and had supportive parents.
(d) He had good teachers.

4. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, what is Rodriguez afraid to admit?
(a) He still does not like reading very much.
(b) He will have to leave school soon.
(c) He does not like his family very much.
(d) He longs for his own past.

5. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.
(b) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(c) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(d) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.

Short Answer Questions

1. Is Rodriguez's education affected by his religion? If so, how?

2. How does Rodriguez's grandmother affect his ideas on language?

3. What is Rodriguez told when he asks questions about the church?

4. How does Rodriguez get involved in his church?

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

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