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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aria, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rodriguez say he is writing this book?
(a) To complain about the bad schools he attended.
(b) To encourage other people to get a good education.
(c) To explain how hard school is for children who do not speak English.
(d) To study how he became the person he is today.

2. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Non-Mexicans.
(c) Otros.
(d) Gringos.

3. What does Rodriguez say would be the disadvantage of bilingual education?
(a) It would make it easier to cheat on tests.
(b) It would make him lazy about learning English.
(c) It would mean he was only in class with other people who spoke Spanish.
(d) It would limit the things he could study in school.

4. Does Rodriguez believe that not speaking English well has consequences for his parents?
(a) Yes, because they could not talk to the doctor if they were sick.
(b) No, he says they did all right in spite of the language problems.
(c) Yes, he thinks they got cheated out of money because of it.
(d) No, because they always stayed in places where the other people spoke Spanish, too.

5. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?
(a) In public.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) In private, with family or close friends.
(d) In the classroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?

2. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?

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

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

5. Where does Rodriguez believe English should be spoken?

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