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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 his mother think about his reading?
(a) She is proud of him for reading so much.
(b) She does not understand it.
(c) She hopes that he can teach her to read better.
(d) She wishes he would read less and go play sports.

2. Rodriguez has acknowledged that his relationship with his family changed as he became more educated. What does he say about how that affected his success?
(a) He used it to explain to people what his life was like before he was educated.
(b) He does not complain about the change because he is so glad to be well-educated.
(c) He used it as an excuse to not work very hard.
(d) He used it to motivate him to try harder.

3. As Rodriguez learns more English, what does he do about his parents' English skills?
(a) He tells them to be quiet and let him do the talking.
(b) He corrects their grammar.
(c) He teaches them how to speak English.
(d) He gets angry at them for speaking Spanish.

4. What new academic field do these minority college students ask for?
(a) Ethnic studies.
(b) Third world studies.
(c) Ethnography.
(d) Anthropology.

5. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(b) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.
(c) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(d) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What example does Rodriguez offer of how affirmative action can have negative consequences?

3. According to Rodriguez's family, what is wrong with Richard?

4. In Complexion, Chapter 3, what does Rodriguez realize about education?

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

(see the answer key)

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