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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?
(a) Socially disadvantaged.
(b) Spoiled and bratty.
(c) A wild troublemaker.
(d) Comfortable with English- and Spanish-speaking people.

2. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, how does Rodriguez describe his relationship with his parents?
(a) They are "strangers and relatives."
(b) They are "warm but uncomfortable."
(c) They are "culturally separated."
(d) They are "the old way and the new way."

3. Why is the picture of Christ with a punctured heart important?
(a) It symbolizes everything his family believes about God.
(b) It is the first gift his family gets from a priest.
(c) It symbolizes the intersection of church, school, and home.
(d) It frightens Richard and gives him nightmares.

4. What two versions of his religion does Rodriguez say his parents had to choose between?
(a) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(b) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.
(c) The version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(d) The Mexican version and the English-speaking version.

5. As a child, how does Rodriguez feel about speaking English?
(a) He is afraid of it.
(b) He thinks it is a waste of time.
(c) He is proud that he learns to speak English well.
(d) He is eager to learn to speak English.

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

7. Once Rodriguez takes the reading class, how does he feel about reading and books?
(a) He feels that reading is important, and his parents should read more.
(b) He loves it and wants to read all the books he can find.
(c) He thinks it is boring.
(d) He thinks reading is hard, but books are interesting.

8. How does Rodriguez's father react to his educational accomplishments?
(a) He throws away Richard's diploma.
(b) He does not care if Richard does well in school.
(c) He says college is a waste of time.
(d) He teases him, but is still proud of him.

9. How does mass help his family?
(a) They go to mass together, even as they are growing more distant.
(b) They all participate in the mass together.
(c) They pray for family closeness.
(d) They all go out to eat afterwards and have a good time.

10. What is Rodriguez told when he asks questions about the church?
(a) Only ask questions of the priests and nuns.
(b) God will answer all your questions.
(c) Do not ask questions; just memorize the right answers.
(d) Asking questions is a good thing to do.

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

12. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?
(a) A chance to go to college.
(b) More friends.
(c) A place in public society.
(d) Better grades.

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

14. As Rodriguez reaches the end of his education, what does he have to confront?
(a) His lack of any friends or girlfriends.
(b) His damaged relationship with his parents.
(c) The discrimination he experiences as a Hispanic man.
(d) His need to get a job.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he graduates, where does Rodriguez live?

2. What does Rodriguez start to notice about English?

3. What does Rodriguez mean by "intimate utterance"?

4. Where does Rodriguez find the description of the "scholarship boy"?

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

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