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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rodriguez learn about other religions beside his own?
(a) They are "wrong" and his religion is "right."
(b) Everybody needs to choose their own religion.
(c) There are lots of good religions in the world.
(d) Other religions are similar to his own religion.

2. What does Rodriguez's family call him?
(a) Paco.
(b) Pocho.
(c) Poncho.
(d) Pokey.

3. How does a newspaper affect Rodriguez's reading habits?
(a) He decides to read the newspaper instead of books.
(b) An article explains why reading books can help you do well on tests, so he reads even more books.
(c) He decides to read all the book on the bestseller list.
(d) An article describes 100 important books and he decides to read all of them.

4. What do teachers think of the scholarship boy?
(a) They think he needs to work harder.
(b) They think he is the teacher's pet.
(c) They are proud of his efforts.
(d) They think he works too hard.

5. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(b) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(c) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(d) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say is the real reason for his success?

2. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, how does Rodriguez describe his relationship with his parents?

3. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?

4. As Rodriguez moves into graduate school, what does he realize about his education?

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

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