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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 does not complain about the change because he is so glad to be well-educated.
(b) He used it to explain to people what his life was like before he was educated.
(c) He used it as an excuse to not work very hard.
(d) He used it to motivate him to try harder.

2. As Rodriguez moves into college and graduate school, how does his relationship with his parents change?
(a) They start talking again.
(b) They have even less to say to each other.
(c) They ask him a lot more questions about his studies.
(d) They argue a lot.

3. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?
(a) Bilingual education should reinforce the separation of the two languages.
(b) Students will learn better if they feel they are separate from English-speaking students.
(c) Other languages reinforce the idea that the students are separate from the larger society.
(d) Bilingual students feel separated from their education in an English-only classroom.

4. 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.

5. What is Rodriguez taught about marrying someone of a different religion?
(a) It is a good idea.
(b) It is all right if both families approve of it.
(c) It is a sin.
(d) It is difficult to make it work.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?

2. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?

3. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?

4. Does Rodriguez believe that not speaking English well has consequences for his parents?

5. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodriguez view his parents' use of English?

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

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

4. How does Rodriguez feel about bilingual education?

5. What does Rodriguez say about how bilingual education affects the intersection of public and private languages?

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

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

8. What is Rodriguez's initial attitude about reading? What happens to him because of that attitude? What do his parents think about reading?

9. Beyond the simple accomplishment of learning another language, what importance does Rodriguez place on learning English?

10. Why does Rodriguez talk about how the rich people pronounce his name?

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