View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?

3. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?

4. How does Rodriguez feel about his religious education?

5. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Once Rodriguez starts to read, what happens?

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

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

5. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

6. How does Rodriguez feel about bilingual education?

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

8. Does Rodriguez's family have the same level of education he does?

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

10. How do Catholic rituals become a part of Rodriguez's life? Which rituals does he describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part One: Compare and contrast the two religions - Mexican Catholicism and English-speaking Catholicism - that Rodriguez experiences as a child.

Part Two: Which one had a more profound effect on him as he grew up?

Part Three: Does his "New Catholicism" look more like Mexican Catholicism, English-speaking Catholicism, or an equal blend of the two?

Essay Topic 2

Would it have been better for Rodriguez to attend a non-Catholic school when he was younger? Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Rodriguez repeatedly describes his experience of moving from a small, sheltered, or narrow world to a larger, less protected, more broad-minded world as he grows up. As he grows up, his views change on:

1) Skin color

2) Religion

3) The importance of language as a way to develop intimacy

4) Books

Choose at least two of those. Identify what Rodriguez's original opinion or idea was, what he later starts to believe, and what events in his life led him to change his perspective.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 822 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample