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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Complexion, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What changes Rodriguez's ideas about his complexion?
(a) He works construction and gets comfortable about revealing his skin.
(b) He talks about it with other minority students.
(c) He writes a news story about the "Black is Beautiful" movement.
(d) He talks about it with one of his professors.

3. Who does Rodriguez say surrounds him now?
(a) Politicians and lawmakers.
(b) The children he teaches.
(c) Spanish-speaking immigrants.
(d) Rich people.

4. What is Rodriguez's complexion like?
(a) He looks like a white boy.
(b) He is dark-skinned.
(c) He is light-skinned.
(d) He has bad acne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Complexion, Chapter 3, what new hobby does Rodriguez take up?

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

3. How is the "scholarship boy" described?

4. What does Rodriguez learn about sin?

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

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