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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the "scholarship boy" described?
(a) A good student who is guaranteed to succeed.
(b) A good student but a troubled son.
(c) A good son who wants to please his parents.
(d) A good son but a troubled student.

2. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?
(a) He would feel more comfortable in the classroom.
(b) He would get better grades.
(c) He could ask the teacher questions more easily.
(d) He could understand the homework assignments better.

3. Does Rodriguez think his religious education had the effect it was supposed to?
(a) No, because he eventually stops practicing the religion.
(b) Yes, because it kept him involved with the religion.
(c) No, because the schools were supposed to give him a broader view.
(d) Yes, because he gets a good education.

4. As Rodriguez and his siblings learn more English, what happens to their family?
(a) The family grows closer together.
(b) The children start disobeying their parents.
(c) The family loses some of its closeness.
(d) The parents depend on the children to do the talking in public.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does Rodriguez's grandmother affect his ideas on language?

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

5. What does Rodriguez see as the value of a book?

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