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

2. Once Rodriguez takes the reading class, how does he feel about reading and books?
(a) He feels that reading is important, and his parents should read more.
(b) He thinks reading is hard, but books are interesting.
(c) He thinks it is boring.
(d) He loves it and wants to read all the books he can find.

3. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?
(a) The children do not like their parents to use that word any more.
(b) It starts to mean "a non-Hispanic American" as opposed to the "other" or "outsider" that it used to imply.
(c) They stop saying it because they no longer use Spanish words.
(d) They use it to compliment each other on how well they speak English.

4. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?
(a) Intimate conversations are hard to have in the "public" language.
(b) He will never be able to have them with his family because of the language barrier.
(c) He can no longer have an intimate conversation in Spanish.
(d) He can have them with his family in spite of the language barrier.

5. Does Rodriguez believe that not speaking English well has consequences for his parents?
(a) Yes, he thinks they got cheated out of money because of it.
(b) No, he says they did all right in spite of the language problems.
(c) Yes, because they could not talk to the doctor if they were sick.
(d) No, because they always stayed in places where the other people spoke Spanish, too.