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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez's grandmother affect his ideas on language?
(a) Translating her stories shows him how things get lost in translation.
(b) Translating her stories helps him realize that intimacy is not connected to one language.
(c) Her stubborn refusal to speak English shows him how people cling to old ideas.
(d) She tells him Spanish is the best language.

2. What happens at the swimming pool to make Rodriguez aware of his skin color?
(a) A pretty girl laughs at him.
(b) His mother tells him to cover up.
(c) He realizes everyone else in the pool is light-skinned.
(d) A group of boys makes fun of him.

3. What is Rodriguez told when he asks questions about the church?
(a) Do not ask questions; just memorize the right answers.
(b) Only ask questions of the priests and nuns.
(c) God will answer all your questions.
(d) Asking questions is a good thing to do.

4. Why is the picture of Christ with a punctured heart important?
(a) It symbolizes the intersection of church, school, and home.
(b) It frightens Richard and gives him nightmares.
(c) It symbolizes everything his family believes about God.
(d) It is the first gift his family gets from a priest.

5. What religious figure was very important in his parents' old church, but becomes less important in the new church?
(a) Jesus.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) The priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rodriguez learn about other religions beside his own?

2. What religion does Rodriguez's family practice?

3. As he gets older, what do people tell Rodriguez about his complexion?

4. What does Rodriguez's teacher tell him about reading and complicated ideas?

5. How do Rodriguez's friends affect his religious practices?

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