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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rodriguez like as a student?
(a) A bookworm who admired his teachers.
(b) A slow learner who worked very hard.
(c) A troublemaker who was bored in class.
(d) The kind of student to whom everything came easily.

2. As Rodriguez moves into graduate school, what does he realize about his education?
(a) He is afraid of failing in school.
(b) His parents will never be proud of his accomplishments.
(c) He is the most educated person in his family.
(d) He is using it to hide from his life.

3. What does Rodriguez's teacher tell him about reading and complicated ideas?
(a) People who do not read cannot have complicated ideas.
(b) Reading will teach him complicated ideas.
(c) He needs to read 2,000 books to have a complicated idea.
(d) He needs to read 5,000 books to have a complicated idea.

4. In Aria, Chapter 3, why does Rodriguez's family tease him?
(a) Because he cannot speak Spanish very well.
(b) Because he reads too many books.
(c) Because he is bad at sports.
(d) Because they think he is ugly.

5. As Rodriguez and his siblings learn more English, what happens to their family?
(a) The family loses some of its closeness.
(b) The children start disobeying their parents.
(c) The parents depend on the children to do the talking in public.
(d) The family grows closer together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?

2. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?

3. Rodriguez describes events that happened how many years ago?

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

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

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