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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 wonder about his parents and his education?
(a) If they will understand the knowledge he gains.
(b) If they can help him with his homework.
(c) If they think he should be studying a different subject.
(d) If they think he is trying hard enough in class.

2. How does Rodriguez's mother change as the family starts to speak English more?
(a) She gets upset and insists that they speak to her in Spanish.
(b) She complains about using English.
(c) She helps her children learn more English.
(d) She learns more English and works hard to talk to her children.

3. How does Rodriguez feel when he observes the group of black teenagers on the bus?
(a) He is scared because they look tough.
(b) He envies their close bond.
(c) He is irritated because they are noisy.
(d) He wishes he could be their friend.

4. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?
(a) He does not speak English at all.
(b) He speaks English pretty well.
(c) He is fluent in English and Spanish.
(d) His English is very limited.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rodriguez feel about his family background?

3. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?

4. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?

5. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?

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