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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.
(b) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.
(c) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(d) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.

2. How does Rodriguez feel about his family background?
(a) He wants to know more about it.
(b) He is embarrassed by it.
(c) He does not think about it too much.
(d) He is proud of it.

3. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?
(a) As the future of the country.
(b) As the teacher's pet.
(c) As the teacher's puppet.
(d) As someone who is doomed to fail.

4. Why is the picture of Christ with a punctured heart important?
(a) It symbolizes everything his family believes about God.
(b) It is the first gift his family gets from a priest.
(c) It frightens Richard and gives him nightmares.
(d) It symbolizes the intersection of church, school, and home.

5. What happens at the swimming pool to make Rodriguez aware of his skin color?
(a) A group of boys makes fun of him.
(b) His mother tells him to cover up.
(c) A pretty girl laughs at him.
(d) He realizes everyone else in the pool is light-skinned.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez's mother react to his educational accomplishments?

2. When he graduates, where does Rodriguez live?

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

4. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

5. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?

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