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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez's mother change as the family starts to speak English more?
(a) She learns more English and works hard to talk to her children.
(b) She helps her children learn more English.
(c) She gets upset and insists that they speak to her in Spanish.
(d) She complains about using English.

2. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?
(a) Do not read it at all.
(b) Read it at mass on Sunday.
(c) Read it every day.
(d) Read it in the classroom with someone to guide him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Rodriguez like as a student?

3. What do teachers think of the scholarship boy?

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

5. What is Rodriguez's complexion like?

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