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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?
(a) He would feel more comfortable in the classroom.
(b) He would get better grades.
(c) He could ask the teacher questions more easily.
(d) He could understand the homework assignments better.

3. How does Rodriguez's father change as the family starts to speak English more?
(a) He takes classes to learn English.
(b) He gets upset and insists that they speak to him in Spanish.
(c) He complains about using English.
(d) He grows quieter because he is uncomfortable with English.

4. What was Rodriguez like as a student?
(a) The kind of student to whom everything came easily.
(b) A slow learner who worked very hard.
(c) A bookworm who admired his teachers.
(d) A troublemaker who was bored in class.

5. What is Rodriguez's complexion like?
(a) He has bad acne.
(b) He looks like a white boy.
(c) He is dark-skinned.
(d) He is light-skinned.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?

3. How does the scholarship boy use education?

4. What is Rodriguez told when he asks questions about the church?

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

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