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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 feel about his family background?
(a) He is embarrassed by it.
(b) He is proud of it.
(c) He does not think about it too much.
(d) He wants to know more about it.

2. 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 is irritated because they are noisy.
(c) He envies their close bond.
(d) He wishes he could be their friend.

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

4. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?
(a) A chance to go to college.
(b) Better grades.
(c) More friends.
(d) A place in public society.

5. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?
(a) That language is how a person maintains their intimacy with other people.
(b) That he can express himself better in English than in Spanish.
(c) That intimacy is about the relationship between the people, not about what language they speak.
(d) That Spanish is always a more intimate language that English.

Short Answer Questions

1. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?

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

3. Why do Rodriguez's teachers visit his house?

4. How does Rodriguez describe his life as a child?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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