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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 think about the old religious traditions of his childhood?
(a) He thinks they are old-fashioned and silly.
(b) He thinks those traditions are only suitable for people like his parents.
(c) He misses the ritual.
(d) He is glad the traditions have changed.

2. What does Rodriguez finally decide about affirmative action?
(a) He thinks other people should use it.
(b) It is a bad idea.
(c) He will not benefit from it.
(d) He thinks everyone should use it.

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

4. How do Rodriguez's friends affect his religious practices?
(a) His friends are all non-religious.
(b) His friends want him to go to mass with them every day.
(c) His friends all practice different religions.
(d) His friends are all non-Catholic.

5. How does a scholarship boy form his own ideas or opinions?
(a) He bases his ideas on what his teacher tells him.
(b) He bases his ideas on what his classmates tell him.
(c) He bases his ideas on what he learns in class.
(d) He learns about other's ideas and opinions, but does not have his own ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?

2. How does Rodriguez's father change as the family starts to speak English more?

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

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

5. In Complexion, Chapter 2, what does Rodriguez do to try to change his skin color?

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