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

2. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?
(a) His English is very limited.
(b) He speaks English pretty well.
(c) He is fluent in English and Spanish.
(d) He does not speak English at all.

3. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?
(a) Loud and confident.
(b) Flat and boring.
(c) Awkward and confusing.
(d) Weak and quiet.

4. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Gringos.
(c) Non-Mexicans.
(d) Otros.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez start school?

2. How does Rodriguez feel when he observes the group of black teenagers on the bus?

3. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?

4. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?

5. What does Rodriguez say would be the disadvantage of bilingual education?

(see the answer key)

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