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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 does Rodriguez's family call him?
(a) Poncho.
(b) Paco.
(c) Pocho.
(d) Pokey.

2. What does Rodriguez think skin color says about financial status?
(a) Dark-skinned people are rich.
(b) Dark-skinned people are poor.
(c) Light-skinned people need to work less and get outside more.
(d) Light-skinned people are poor.

3. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.
(b) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(c) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(d) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.

4. When Rodriguez applies for teaching jobs, what happens?
(a) He gets one or two offers from out-of-state schools.
(b) He is told the schools will not hire a minority candidate.
(c) He does not get any job offers.
(d) He gets lots of good job offers.

5. What is one thing that Rodriguez says happened to black students promoted through affirmative action?
(a) They were a great example for future generations of black students.
(b) They succeeded beyond anyone's expectations.
(c) They did not do any better than students who "earned" their way in.
(d) Some of them failed because they did not have a strong educational background.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez hope writing the book will do?

2. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?

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

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

5. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?

(see the answer key)

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