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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez think of his parents' ideas on religion?
(a) They are deep and profound.
(b) They just do what the priest tells them to do.
(c) They are based on good Church teachings.
(d) They are too simple.

2. What is the Third World Student Movement?
(a) Students who volunteer in third world countries.
(b) Students who are studying third world countries in college.
(c) Students who come from third world countries to attend school in the United States.
(d) Students who attend college but embrace their cultural heritage instead of sacrificing it.

3. How does Rodriguez change his religious practices?
(a) He stops going to mass at all.
(b) He starts praying more regularly.
(c) He stops going to confession and listens to his conscience instead of the priest.
(d) He goes to mass every day.

4. What do the Hispanic college students ask Rodriguez to do?
(a) To lead a protest.
(b) To teach a course in minority literature.
(c) To give a speech to their student group.
(d) To write them recommendations for graduate school.

5. How does Rodriguez's mother react to his educational accomplishments?
(a) She tries to help him with his homework.
(b) She does not care if he does well in school.
(c) She asks questions and is pleased when he wins awards.
(d) She is embarrassed because her smart son does not speak Spanish well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe the changes in the mass that happen as he grows up?

2. Where does Rodriguez find the description of the "scholarship boy"?

3. What do the students say about Rodriguez?

4. How does Rodriguez think about the old religious traditions of his childhood?

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

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