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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?
(a) He thinks it is a waste of time.
(b) He is proud that he learns to speak English well.
(c) He is eager to learn to speak English.
(d) He is afraid of it.

3. In Complexion, Chapter 3, what new hobby does Rodriguez take up?
(a) Skiing.
(b) Skateboarding.
(c) Scuba diving.
(d) Long-distance running.

4. According to Rodriguez, what is wrong with speaking a private language in public?
(a) It prevents people from learning the public language.
(b) It is embarrassing.
(c) Most people will not understand what is being said.
(d) It will eventually stop being a private language.

5. What is the Third World Student Movement?
(a) Students who attend college but embrace their cultural heritage instead of sacrificing it.
(b) Students who come from third world countries to attend school in the United States.
(c) Students who volunteer in third world countries.
(d) Students who are studying third world countries in college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rodriguez told when he asks questions about the church?

2. What does Rodriguez mean by "intimate utterance"?

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

4. As an adult, what do people think his complexion says about him?

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

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