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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe the 1960s student?
(a) Too politically liberal.
(b) Prone to protesting, but with good intentions.
(c) Idealistic and admirable.
(d) A troublemaker.

2. Where does Rodriguez start school?
(a) In Sacramento, California.
(b) In St. Paul, Minnesota.
(c) In Miami, Florida.
(d) In New York City.

3. What comment from a professor makes Rodriguez rethink his use of the label "minority student"?
(a) That he automatically gets an "A" because he is a minority.
(b) That he is a bad writer because he is a minority.
(c) That he does not count as a minority.
(d) That his opinion is based on his minority status.

4. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?
(a) Rodriguez is pleased to know that Spanish is still being spoken in people's homes.
(b) Rodriguez is embarrassed because he thinks everyone should speak English.
(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.

5. According to Rodriguez, what did some sympathetic professors do for black students who were struggling?
(a) They tutored them outside of class.
(b) They helped the students cheat on tests.
(c) They gave the students passing grades they had not earned.
(d) They helped the students with their homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?

2. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?

3. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

4. As he gets older, what do people tell Rodriguez about his complexion?

5. What changes Rodriguez's ideas about his complexion?

(see the answer key)

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