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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rodriguez change his religious practices?
(a) He stops going to mass at all.
(b) He goes to mass every day.
(c) He stops going to confession and listens to his conscience instead of the priest.
(d) He starts praying more regularly.

2. What does Rodriguez's editor say about his idea for a book?
(a) Writing it will be a lonely experience.
(b) It is not an interesting idea.
(c) It could be a best-seller.
(d) He will upset a lot of people.

3. What does Rodriguez hope writing the book will do?
(a) Please his parents.
(b) Share his ideas on education.
(c) Explain his history.
(d) Allow him to move forward and face his future.

4. Because of his skin color, what did Rodriguez's parents worry about?
(a) That he would take a hard labor job.
(b) That people would discriminate against him.
(c) That he would get involved with a gang.
(d) That he would have a harder time in school.

5. When he was a child, what did his parents say he looked like?
(a) A wealthy boy who does not work.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A sick child.
(d) A poor Mexican man who works in the sun.

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

7. Where does Rodriguez go for his fellowship?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Paris.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

8. How does Rodriguez describe the changes in the mass that happen as he grows up?
(a) It is more like a prayer than a community celebration.
(b) It is more like a community celebration than a prayer.
(c) It becomes less formal.
(d) It becomes more formal and structured.

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

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

11. Why does Rodriguez's mother call him "Mr. Secrets"?
(a) Because he likes to surprise them.
(b) Because he lies to his family.
(c) Because he hides things from his family.
(d) Because he does not talk to his family.

12. When he is a child, what do people say about Rodriguez's complexion?
(a) They tell him he is handsome.
(b) They joke with him about how light his skin is.
(c) They tell him to see a doctor to get help.
(d) They tease him.

13. What example does Rodriguez offer of a program that can help minority students?
(a) Students he knew in graduate school who went for extra tutoring.
(b) His own experience: a strong educational background.
(c) Students who went to college for five years instead of four.
(d) Students who took a remedial reading course.

14. What has happened to Rodriguez's classmate who applied for the same type of teaching jobs?
(a) He does not get any job offers.
(b) He gets lots of good job offers.
(c) He is told the schools will not hire a minority candidate.
(d) He gets one or two offers from out-of-state schools.

15. What does Rodriguez tell his mother about talking to strangers?
(a) Talking to strangers is more difficult in Spanish than English.
(b) She needs to learn how to talk to strangers more easily.
(c) Talking to strangers is always difficult.
(d) There are some things so intimate it is easier to say them to strangers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez's mother act differently in public?

2. In Complexion, Chapter 3, what new hobby does Rodriguez take up?

3. According to Rodriguez, who does affirmative action help?

4. Based on her behavior, who does Rodriguez's mother consider part of the "gringos"?

5. Why do the new minority students on campus make Rodriguez uneasy?

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