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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 does Rodriguez think about his ability to succeed with women?
(a) He will attract a lot of women because he is "exotic."
(b) He can only flirt with dark-skinned women.
(c) He will fail because his skin color makes him ugly.
(d) He will succeed because he has such a beautiful "tan."

2. How does Rodriguez change his religious practices?
(a) He starts praying more regularly.
(b) He goes to mass every day.
(c) He stops going to confession and listens to his conscience instead of the priest.
(d) He stops going to mass at all.

3. What do the students say about Rodriguez?
(a) He seems smart, but acts dumb.
(b) He is Mexican, but acts white.
(c) He is too politically conservative.
(d) He is a know-it-all.

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

5. What does his mother think about his reading?
(a) She hopes that he can teach her to read better.
(b) She is proud of him for reading so much.
(c) She wishes he would read less and go play sports.
(d) She does not understand it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the "scholarship boy" described?

3. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?

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

5. When Rodriguez hears about religious practices that are different from his own, what does he think of them?

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