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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?
(a) He is afraid of it.
(b) He is proud that he learns to speak English well.
(c) He thinks it is a waste of time.
(d) He is eager to learn to speak English.

2. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?
(a) Richard should speak only Spanish.
(b) Richard should learn to speak only in English to be more successful.
(c) Spanish and English are equally good languages.
(d) Richard needs to remember his Spanish, even if that hurts his education.

3. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?
(a) His parents brag about him all the time.
(b) It causes a separation between them.
(c) It makes him feel closer to his parents.
(d) His parents stop talking to him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?

3. What is Rodriguez taught about marrying someone of a different religion?

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

5. Where does Rodriguez believe English should be spoken?

(see the answer key)

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