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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?
(a) In public.
(b) In private, with family or close friends.
(c) In the classroom.
(d) Everywhere.

3. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?
(a) He thinks it is too hard on the teacher.
(b) He disagrees with it.
(c) He thinks it makes students work harder.
(d) He thinks it would have helped him a lot.

4. Where does Rodriguez believe English should be spoken?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) In the classroom.
(c) In public.
(d) In private, with family or close friends.

5. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A house.
(b) A new car.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A television.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?

4. How does Rodriguez's mother change as the family starts to speak English more?

5. What does Rodriguez see as the value of a book?

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