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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mr. Secrets, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Is Rodriguez's classmate as good a student as Rodriguez is?
(a) Yes, but he has a bad work history.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Yes, but the schools do not want to hire him because he has controversial political views.

2. How does Rodriguez feel about learning English?
(a) Guilty, because he feels like he has damaged his family's close relationship.
(b) Bored, because he does not really want to learn it.
(c) Proud, because it is a hard language to learn.
(d) Frustrated, because he does not learn it very well.

3. How is the "scholarship boy" described?
(a) A good son but a troubled student.
(b) A good son who wants to please his parents.
(c) A good student who is guaranteed to succeed.
(d) A good student but a troubled son.

4. How does Rodriguez say that the white students react to affirmative action?
(a) They are sympathetic to it.
(b) They blame him for it.
(c) They complain about it.
(d) They protest against it.

5. How do Rodriguez's parents respond when he wants to go to Stanford?
(a) They are proud of him, but they worry about how expensive it will be for him to go away to school.
(b) They refuse to pay for his education.
(c) They brag to everyone about their son, the Stanford student.
(d) They worry about him going so far away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a scholarship boy form his own ideas or opinions?

2. What does Rodriguez have to face in order to write the book?

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

4. Did Rodriguez's brother and sister tell him what to expect at school?

5. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?

(see the answer key)

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