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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Complexion, Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious figure was very important in his parents' old church, but becomes less important in the new church?
(a) The priest.
(b) Jesus.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

2. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(b) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.
(c) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(d) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.

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

4. What does Rodriguez say is the real reason for his success?
(a) Remembering what his life was like before he was educated.
(b) Kissing up to the teacher.
(c) Reading every book he could find.
(d) Working very hard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?

2. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?

3. What does Rodriguez say would be the disadvantage of bilingual education?

4. In The Achievement of Desire, Prologue, Rodriguez says that now that he is successful, people always ask him a certain question. What is it?

5. When he was a child, what did his parents say he looked like?

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