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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 helps her children learn more English.
(b) She learns more English and works hard to talk to her children.
(c) She complains about using English.
(d) She gets upset and insists that they speak to her in Spanish.

2. What do teachers think of the scholarship boy?
(a) They think he works too hard.
(b) They are proud of his efforts.
(c) They think he is the teacher's pet.
(d) They think he needs to work harder.

3. What does Rodriguez say education does to the scholarship boy?
(a) It teaches him to be less unique and more like other people.
(b) It teaches him to look down on people who are not educated.
(c) It teaches him to stand up for himself.
(d) It teaches him to fight for justice.

4. When he is a child, what do people say about Rodriguez's complexion?
(a) They tease him.
(b) They joke with him about how light his skin is.
(c) They tell him to see a doctor to get help.
(d) They tell him he is handsome.

5. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?
(a) Studying with a classmate.
(b) Practicing English with his family.
(c) Learning English from listening to the radio.
(d) Getting extra help from the teacher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Rodriguez like as a student?

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

4. As Rodriguez learns more English, what does he do about his parents' English skills?

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?

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