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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Credo, Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?
(a) Spanish at home, English in public.
(b) Spanish everywhere.
(c) English everywhere.
(d) English at home, Spanish in public.
2. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?
(a) Spoiled and bratty.
(b) Socially disadvantaged.
(c) A wild troublemaker.
(d) Comfortable with English- and Spanish-speaking people.
3. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(b) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(c) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.
(d) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
4. According to Rodriguez, what is wrong with speaking a private language in public?
(a) It will eventually stop being a private language.
(b) It is embarrassing.
(c) It prevents people from learning the public language.
(d) Most people will not understand what is being said.
5. Why does Rodriguez say he is writing this book?
(a) To complain about the bad schools he attended.
(b) To study how he became the person he is today.
(c) To encourage other people to get a good education.
(d) To explain how hard school is for children who do not speak English.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?
2. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
3. How does Rodriguez explain his success to people?
4. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
5. What does Rodriguez's family seem to think about Spanish and English?
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