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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 he gains because of learning to speak English?
(a) Better grades.
(b) More friends.
(c) A chance to go to college.
(d) A place in public society.

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

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

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?
(a) How did you manage your success?
(b) Are your brothers and sisters as smart as you are?
(c) Can I have your autograph?
(d) Did you benefit from affirmative action?

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As he gets older, what do people tell Rodriguez about his complexion?

3. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?

4. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?

5. As an adult, what do people think his complexion says about him?

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