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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 would be the benefit of bilingual education?
(a) He would feel more comfortable in the classroom.
(b) He would get better grades.
(c) He could ask the teacher questions more easily.
(d) He could understand the homework assignments better.

2. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?
(a) He can have them with his family in spite of the language barrier.
(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) Intimate conversations are hard to have in the "public" language.

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

4. 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 grows quieter because he is uncomfortable with English.
(d) He gets upset and insists that they speak to him in Spanish.

5. As Rodriguez learns more English, what does he do about his parents' English skills?
(a) He corrects their grammar.
(b) He teaches them how to speak English.
(c) He gets angry at them for speaking Spanish.
(d) He tells them to be quiet and let him do the talking.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel about his parents' English skills?

2. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?

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

4. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?

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

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