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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rodriguez has acknowledged that his relationship with his family changed as he became more educated. What does he say about how that affected his success?
(a) He used it to motivate him to try harder.
(b) He does not complain about the change because he is so glad to be well-educated.
(c) He used it to explain to people what his life was like before he was educated.
(d) He used it as an excuse to not work very hard.

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

3. As Rodriguez learns more English, what does he do about his parents' English skills?
(a) He gets angry at them for speaking Spanish.
(b) He tells them to be quiet and let him do the talking.
(c) He teaches them how to speak English.
(d) He corrects their grammar.

4. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?
(a) Rodriguez is sad because it reminds him of the closeness his family lost.
(b) Rodriguez is pleased to know that Spanish is still being spoken in people's homes.
(c) Rodriguez is embarrassed because he thinks everyone should speak English.
(d) Rodriguez is frustrated because he thinks those families are making it harder for their children to learn English.

5. What does Rodriguez's teacher tell him about reading and complicated ideas?
(a) He needs to read 5,000 books to have a complicated idea.
(b) Reading will teach him complicated ideas.
(c) People who do not read cannot have complicated ideas.
(d) He needs to read 2,000 books to have a complicated idea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?

4. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel as his education comes to an end?

2. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

3. Once Rodriguez starts to read, what happens?

4. What do other people think of the "scholarship boy"?

5. What does Rodriguez identify as the symbol of how these two versions of Catholicism intersect in his life?

6. How does learning to speak English change Rodriguez's mother? His father?

7. Why is Rodriguez writing this book? Identify two reasons.

8. How does Rodriguez describe each language (Spanish and English) differently?

9. What does Rodriguez identify as the pros and cons of bilingual education?

10. Rodriguez's family continues to speak to him in Spanish. What does that suggest about what they think about the value of Spanish?

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