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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. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?
(a) A famous author.
(b) A Latino activist.
(c) A middle-class American.
(d) An education expert.

2. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?
(a) He thinks it is a waste of time.
(b) He is eager to learn to speak English.
(c) He is afraid of it.
(d) He is proud that he learns to speak English well.

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

4. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?
(a) Socially disadvantaged.
(b) A wild troublemaker.
(c) Comfortable with English- and Spanish-speaking people.
(d) Spoiled and bratty.

5. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, what is Rodriguez afraid to admit?
(a) He does not like his family very much.
(b) He will have to leave school soon.
(c) He longs for his own past.
(d) He still does not like reading very much.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Rodriguez believe English should be spoken?

4. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?

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

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