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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. What religious figure was very important in his parents' old church, but becomes less important in the new church?
(a) Jesus.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) The priest.

2. What does Rodriguez say education does to the scholarship boy?
(a) It teaches him to fight for justice.
(b) It teaches him to look down on people who are not educated.
(c) It teaches him to be less unique and more like other people.
(d) It teaches him to stand up for himself.

3. In Credo, Chapter 3, what does Rodriguez do to change his ideas about religion?
(a) He travels to other countries.
(b) He visits a lot of different churches.
(c) He studies to be a priest.
(d) He studies theology.

4. How does Rodriguez's sister's friend challenge his ideas about complexion?
(a) She is black, but not poor.
(b) She is white, but not rich.
(c) She is light-skinned but spends more time outdoors than he does.
(d) She is dark-skinned but spends more time indoors than he does.

5. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?
(a) It starts to mean "a non-Hispanic American" as opposed to the "other" or "outsider" that it used to imply.
(b) The children do not like their parents to use that word any more.
(c) They stop saying it because they no longer use Spanish words.
(d) They use it to compliment each other on how well they speak English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez start to believe about intimate conversations?

2. What example does Rodriguez offer of how affirmative action can have negative consequences?

3. What does religion do for his parents?

4. In Aria, Chapter 3, why does Rodriguez's family tease him?

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

(see the answer key)

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