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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Aria, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?
(a) It starts to mean "a non-Hispanic American" as opposed to the "other" or "outsider" that it used to imply.
(b) They stop saying it because they no longer use Spanish words.
(c) They use it to compliment each other on how well they speak English.
(d) The children do not like their parents to use that word any more.

2. How does Rodriguez feel about learning English?
(a) Proud, because it is a hard language to learn.
(b) Frustrated, because he does not learn it very well.
(c) Bored, because he does not really want to learn it.
(d) Guilty, because he feels like he has damaged his family's close relationship.

3. Where does Rodriguez start school?
(a) In Sacramento, California.
(b) In Miami, Florida.
(c) In St. Paul, Minnesota.
(d) In New York City.

4. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?
(a) Gringos.
(b) Otros.
(c) Non-Mexicans.
(d) Foreigners.

5. How does Rodriguez's father change as the family starts to speak English more?
(a) He grows quieter because he is uncomfortable with English.
(b) He complains about using English.
(c) He takes classes to learn English.
(d) He gets upset and insists that they speak to him in Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

3. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?

4. What does Rodriguez wonder about his parents and his education?

5. Did Rodriguez's parents get the same amount of education that he did?

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