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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Rodriguez's teachers visit his house?
(a) To ask the family to practice speaking English.
(b) To talk about his bad behavior.
(c) To ask his parents to volunteer at the school.
(d) To meet his parents.

3. What does Rodriguez mean by "intimate utterance"?
(a) Intimate words should not be spoken in public.
(b) It is easier to be intimate in Spanish than in English.
(c) Words take their meaning from the relationship between the speakers.
(d) Some words are more intimate than others.

4. How does Rodriguez describe his life as a child?
(a) Fun.
(b) Sheltered.
(c) Frightening.
(d) Boring.

5. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?
(a) Spanish everywhere.
(b) English at home, Spanish in public.
(c) English everywhere.
(d) Spanish at home, English in public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say about how the people around him now say his name?

2. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?

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

4. How is the "scholarship boy" described?

5. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?

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