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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A telephone.
(b) A new car.
(c) A house.
(d) A television.

2. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?
(a) Rodriguez is embarrassed because he thinks everyone should speak English.
(b) Rodriguez is pleased to know that Spanish is still being spoken in people's homes.
(c) Rodriguez is frustrated because he thinks those families are making it harder for their children to learn English.
(d) Rodriguez is sad because it reminds him of the closeness his family lost.

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

4. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, what is Rodriguez afraid to admit?
(a) He longs for his own past.
(b) He still does not like reading very much.
(c) He will have to leave school soon.
(d) He does not like his family very much.

5. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?
(a) He can no longer have an intimate conversation in Spanish.
(b) He will never be able to have them with his family because of the language barrier.
(c) He can have them with his family in spite of the language barrier.
(d) Intimate conversations are hard to have in the "public" language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

2. As he finishes his education, does Rodriguez think his parents still love him? How do you know?

3. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?

4. As Rodriguez moves into college and graduate school, how does his relationship with his parents change?

5. How does Rodriguez describe his life as a child?

(see the answer key)

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