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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Profession, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What example does Rodriguez offer of a program that can help minority students?
(a) Students who took a remedial reading course.
(b) Students he knew in graduate school who went for extra tutoring.
(c) His own experience: a strong educational background.
(d) Students who went to college for five years instead of four.

2. When does Rodriguez begin to question his religion?
(a) After he graduates from school.
(b) When he starts to read more books.
(c) When he is in college.
(d) When they tell him not to ask questions about religion.

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

4. According to Rodriguez's family, how are men supposed to be?
(a) Intelligent, kind, and good at providing for a family.
(b) Gentle, polite, and soft-spoken.
(c) Ruggedly handsome, strong in character, and responsible.
(d) Tough, aggressive, and bossy.

5. How does Rodriguez get involved in his church?
(a) He becomes an altar boy.
(b) He studies to become a priest.
(c) He reads the Bible aloud in church.
(d) He goes to mass every week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rodriguez learn about other religions beside his own?

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

3. How does Rodriguez describe the changes in the mass that happen as he grows up?

4. How does Rodriguez's sister feel about her children's complexions?

5. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?

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