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

2. How does a scholarship boy form his own ideas or opinions?
(a) He bases his ideas on what he learns in class.
(b) He learns about other's ideas and opinions, but does not have his own ideas.
(c) He bases his ideas on what his classmates tell him.
(d) He bases his ideas on what his teacher tells him.

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

4. How does Rodriguez's grandmother affect his ideas on language?
(a) Translating her stories helps him realize that intimacy is not connected to one language.
(b) Translating her stories shows him how things get lost in translation.
(c) She tells him Spanish is the best language.
(d) Her stubborn refusal to speak English shows him how people cling to old ideas.

5. What does his mother think about his reading?
(a) She does not understand it.
(b) She is proud of him for reading so much.
(c) She wishes he would read less and go play sports.
(d) She hopes that he can teach her to read better.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a young child, how does Rodriguez feel about books?

2. As he finishes his education, does Rodriguez think his parents still love him? How do you know?

3. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

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

5. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?

(see the answer key)

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