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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Credo, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Rodriguez's teachers visit his house?
(a) To ask his parents to volunteer at the school.
(b) To meet his parents.
(c) To ask the family to practice speaking English.
(d) To talk about his bad behavior.

2. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?
(a) Bilingual students feel separated from their education in an English-only classroom.
(b) Students will learn better if they feel they are separate from English-speaking students.
(c) Bilingual education should reinforce the separation of the two languages.
(d) Other languages reinforce the idea that the students are separate from the larger society.

3. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?
(a) Flat and boring.
(b) Awkward and confusing.
(c) Weak and quiet.
(d) Loud and confident.

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) Her stubborn refusal to speak English shows him how people cling to old ideas.
(d) She tells him Spanish is the best language.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?

2. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

3. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?

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

5. In Aria, Chapter 3, why does Rodriguez's family tease him?

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