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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 well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?
(a) He speaks English pretty well.
(b) He is fluent in English and Spanish.
(c) He does not speak English at all.
(d) His English is very limited.
2. Where does Rodriguez start school?
(a) In Miami, Florida.
(b) In Sacramento, California.
(c) In New York City.
(d) In St. Paul, Minnesota.
3. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?
(a) Richard should learn to speak only in English to be more successful.
(b) Richard should speak only Spanish.
(c) Richard needs to remember his Spanish, even if that hurts his education.
(d) Spanish and English are equally good languages.
4. Did Rodriguez's brother and sister tell him what to expect at school?
(a) They told him to be good and listen to the teacher.
(b) No, they never talked about it.
(c) They told him he would have fun.
(d) No, he was the first one in his family to go to school.
5. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?
(a) He decides to read all the book on the bestseller list.
(b) An article describes 100 important books and he decides to read all of them.
(c) An article explains why reading books can help you do well on tests, so he reads even more books.
(d) He decides to read the newspaper instead of books.
Short Answer Questions
1. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, what is Rodriguez afraid to admit?
2. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
3. 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?
4. Why does Rodriguez say he is writing this book?
5. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?
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