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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez feel comfortable? Why?
(a) At church, because he believes God loves him in spite of his dark skin.
(b) At home, because they love him no matter what he does.
(c) At school, because they value his intelligence, not his complexion.
(d) With his friends, because they understand him.

2. How does Rodriguez feel about his religious education?
(a) It helped him become successful.
(b) It changed his life.
(c) It kept him closer to his parents.
(d) It isolated him.

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

4. When he was a child, what did his parents say he looked like?
(a) A sick child.
(b) A poor Mexican man who works in the sun.
(c) A wealthy boy who does not work.
(d) A ghost.

5. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.
(b) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(c) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(d) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rodriguez taught about marrying someone of a different religion?

2. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?

3. While he studies at Stanford, what does Rodriguez do to make money?

4. What does Rodriguez learn about sin?

5. What is the Third World Student Movement?

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