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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?
(a) He decides to read the newspaper instead of books.
(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 all the book on the bestseller list.

2. How does Rodriguez feel when he observes the group of black teenagers on the bus?
(a) He is irritated because they are noisy.
(b) He is scared because they look tough.
(c) He wishes he could be their friend.
(d) He envies their close bond.

3. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?
(a) Weak and quiet.
(b) Flat and boring.
(c) Loud and confident.
(d) Awkward and confusing.

4. What does Rodriguez's family call him?
(a) Pokey.
(b) Pocho.
(c) Paco.
(d) Poncho.

5. What do fellow students think of the scholarship boy?
(a) They think he needs to work harder.
(b) They think he works too hard.
(c) They are proud of his efforts.
(d) They think he is the teacher's pet.

6. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?
(a) He is angry that they did not have programs for bilingual children when he went to school.
(b) He has conflicting feelings.
(c) It was the worst thing that ever happened to him.
(d) It was the best thing that ever happened to him.

7. How does Rodriguez's father react to his educational accomplishments?
(a) He throws away Richard's diploma.
(b) He teases him, but is still proud of him.
(c) He says college is a waste of time.
(d) He does not care if Richard does well in school.

8. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.
(b) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(c) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(d) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.

9. What does Rodriguez wonder about his parents and his education?
(a) If they can help him with his homework.
(b) If they think he is trying hard enough in class.
(c) If they will understand the knowledge he gains.
(d) If they think he should be studying a different subject.

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

11. As he finishes his education, does Rodriguez think his parents still love him? How do you know?
(a) Yes, because there are intimate gestures even though they do not talk much.
(b) Yes, because they try to talk to him.
(c) No, because they do not talk to him.
(d) Yes, because they throw him a graduation party.

12. What religion does Rodriguez's family practice?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Catholicism.

13. 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) Getting extra help from the teacher.
(c) Studying with a classmate.
(d) Practicing English with his family.

14. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A new car.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A house.
(d) A television.

15. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?
(a) Read it at mass on Sunday.
(b) Read it in the classroom with someone to guide him.
(c) Do not read it at all.
(d) Read it every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez start school?

2. What does Rodriguez mean by "intimate utterance"?

3. How does Rodriguez feel about his family background?

4. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?

5. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, how does Rodriguez describe his relationship with his parents?

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