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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. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, how does Rodriguez describe his relationship with his parents?
(a) They are "the old way and the new way."
(b) They are "strangers and relatives."
(c) They are "culturally separated."
(d) They are "warm but uncomfortable."

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

3. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) In the classroom.
(c) In private, with family or close friends.
(d) In public.

4. 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 motivate him to try harder.
(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 explain to people what his life was like before he was educated.

5. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?
(a) As the future of the country.
(b) As the teacher's puppet.
(c) As the teacher's pet.
(d) As someone who is doomed to fail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother think about his reading?

2. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?

3. As Rodriguez moves into college and graduate school, how does his relationship with his parents change?

4. Who does Rodriguez say surrounds him now?

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

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