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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?
(a) That Spanish is always a more intimate language that English.
(b) That language is how a person maintains their intimacy with other people.
(c) That intimacy is about the relationship between the people, not about what language they speak.
(d) That he can express himself better in English than in Spanish.

2. What does Rodriguez say about bilingual education and the language of "separateness"?
(a) Bilingual education should reinforce the separation of the two languages.
(b) Bilingual students feel separated from their education in an English-only classroom.
(c) Other languages reinforce the idea that the students are separate from the larger society.
(d) Students will learn better if they feel they are separate from English-speaking students.

3. What does Rodriguez see as the value of a book?
(a) Its theme.
(b) Its characters.
(c) Its vocabulary and use of language.
(d) Its plot or storyline.

4. How does Rodriguez get involved in his church?
(a) He goes to mass every week.
(b) He reads the Bible aloud in church.
(c) He studies to become a priest.
(d) He becomes an altar boy.

5. How does Rodriguez feel about his family background?
(a) He is embarrassed by it.
(b) He is proud of it.
(c) He does not think about it too much.
(d) He wants to know more about it.

6. When does Rodriguez begin to question his religion?
(a) After he graduates from school.
(b) When he starts to read more books.
(c) When they tell him not to ask questions about religion.
(d) When he is in college.

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

8. Rodriguez has acknowledged that his relationship with his family changed as he became more educated. What does he say about how that affected his success?
(a) He does not complain about the change because he is so glad to be well-educated.
(b) He used it as an excuse to not work very hard.
(c) He used it to explain to people what his life was like before he was educated.
(d) He used it to motivate him to try harder.

9. What does Rodriguez wonder about his parents and his education?
(a) If they will understand the knowledge he gains.
(b) If they think he is trying hard enough in class.
(c) If they can help him with his homework.
(d) If they think he should be studying a different subject.

10. 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 version that talks about sin and the version that talks about love.
(c) The old-fashioned version and the modern version.
(d) The gentle, happy version and the intense, frightening version.

11. What did Rodriguez learn about other religions beside his own?
(a) There are lots of good religions in the world.
(b) They are "wrong" and his religion is "right."
(c) Everybody needs to choose their own religion.
(d) Other religions are similar to his own religion.

12. Where does Rodriguez believe Spanish should be spoken?
(a) In public.
(b) In private, with family or close friends.
(c) In the classroom.
(d) Everywhere.

13. What do fellow students think of the scholarship boy?
(a) They are proud of his efforts.
(b) They think he needs to work harder.
(c) They think he works too hard.
(d) They think he is the teacher's pet.

14. How well can Rodriguez speak English when he starts school?
(a) He is fluent in English and Spanish.
(b) His English is very limited.
(c) He speaks English pretty well.
(d) He does not speak English at all.

15. What does Rodriguez say would be the disadvantage of bilingual education?
(a) It would make him lazy about learning English.
(b) It would mean he was only in class with other people who spoke Spanish.
(c) It would make it easier to cheat on tests.
(d) It would limit the things he could study in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel about learning English?

2. As Rodriguez reaches the end of his education, what does he have to confront?

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

4. How does Rodriguez's education affect his relationship with his parents?

5. How does Rodriguez think the church treats his parents?

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