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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rodriguez and his siblings learn more English, what happens to their family?
(a) The children start disobeying their parents.
(b) The family grows closer together.
(c) The parents depend on the children to do the talking in public.
(d) The family loses some of its closeness.

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

3. According to Rodriguez, what is wrong with speaking a private language in public?
(a) It is embarrassing.
(b) Most people will not understand what is being said.
(c) It will eventually stop being a private language.
(d) It prevents people from learning the public language.

4. How does Rodriguez describe the sound of English?
(a) Loud and confident.
(b) Flat and boring.
(c) Weak and quiet.
(d) Awkward and confusing.

5. Is Rodriguez's education affected by his religion? If so, how?
(a) No, because his education is not a religious education.
(b) Yes, because his education is scheduled around religious services.
(c) Yes, because he spends his whole day praying and does not study.
(d) Yes, because he only studies religious material.

6. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?
(a) He could ask the teacher questions more easily.
(b) He would feel more comfortable in the classroom.
(c) He would get better grades.
(d) He could understand the homework assignments better.

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

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

9. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?
(a) Otros.
(b) Foreigners.
(c) Gringos.
(d) Non-Mexicans.

10. How does Rodriguez feel about his parents' English skills?
(a) He thinks they do all right speaking a mix of Spanish and English.
(b) He is troubled by their poor English skills.
(c) He is afraid they will get in trouble because they do not speak English properly.
(d) He wishes his mom would do all the talking.

11. What does Rodriguez's teacher tell him about reading and complicated ideas?
(a) Reading will teach him complicated ideas.
(b) People who do not read cannot have complicated ideas.
(c) He needs to read 2,000 books to have a complicated idea.
(d) He needs to read 5,000 books to have a complicated idea.

12. As Rodriguez moves into graduate school, what does he realize about his education?
(a) He is afraid of failing in school.
(b) He is the most educated person in his family.
(c) He is using it to hide from his life.
(d) His parents will never be proud of his accomplishments.

13. When he graduates, where does Rodriguez live?
(a) With his brother.
(b) In his own apartment.
(c) With his parents.
(d) With his girlfriend.

14. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?
(a) His parents brag about him all the time.
(b) It causes a separation between them.
(c) His parents stop talking to him.
(d) It makes him feel closer to his parents.

15. Where does Rodriguez start school?
(a) In St. Paul, Minnesota.
(b) In Miami, Florida.
(c) In Sacramento, California.
(d) In New York City.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?

3. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?

4. How does mass help his family?

5. What is Rodriguez told about reading the Bible?

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