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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Profession, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Did Rodriguez's brother and sister tell him what to expect at school?
(a) They told him he would have fun.
(b) No, they never talked about it.
(c) They told him to be good and listen to the teacher.
(d) No, he was the first one in his family to go to school.

2. According to Rodriguez's family, what is wrong with Richard?
(a) He needs to talk more when he is at home.
(b) He needs to be more responsible.
(c) He needs to work at hard labor.
(d) He is more like a woman because he talks a lot and has soft hands.

3. How does Rodriguez feel about his parents' English skills?
(a) He wishes his mom would do all the talking.
(b) He is afraid they will get in trouble because they do not speak English properly.
(c) He thinks they do all right speaking a mix of Spanish and English.
(d) He is troubled by their poor English skills.

4. What changes Rodriguez's ideas about his complexion?
(a) He writes a news story about the "Black is Beautiful" movement.
(b) He talks about it with other minority students.
(c) He works construction and gets comfortable about revealing his skin.
(d) He talks about it with one of his professors.

5. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?
(a) An article explains why reading books can help you do well on tests, so he reads even more books.
(b) He decides to read all the book on the bestseller list.
(c) An article describes 100 important books and he decides to read all of them.
(d) He decides to read the newspaper instead of books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does Rodriguez think his religious education had the effect it was supposed to?

2. What is the Third World Student Movement?

3. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?

4. What has happened to Rodriguez's classmate who applied for the same type of teaching jobs?

5. Why do the new minority students on campus make Rodriguez uneasy?

(see the answer key)

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