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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the family's use of the word "gringo" change as the children learn more English?
(a) They stop saying it because they no longer use Spanish words.
(b) The children do not like their parents to use that word any more.
(c) They use it to compliment each other on how well they speak English.
(d) It starts to mean "a non-Hispanic American" as opposed to the "other" or "outsider" that it used to imply.

2. What does Rodriguez learn about sin?
(a) Sins are not a big deal, and he should not worry about them.
(b) Sins are good, and he should try to have more of them.
(c) Sins are bad, and he should confess them to the priest.
(d) Sins are things that non-religious people do.

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

4. What religion does Rodriguez's family practice?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Buddhism.

5. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A house.
(b) A television.
(c) A new car.
(d) A telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say would be the benefit of bilingual education?

2. How does Rodriguez's father react to his educational accomplishments?

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

4. How does Rodriguez get involved in his church?

5. What does Rodriguez say education does to the scholarship boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Rodriguez family tease Richard? What do they call him?

2. Beyond the simple accomplishment of learning another language, what importance does Rodriguez place on learning English?

3. How does learning to speak English change Rodriguez's mother? His father?

4. What does Rodriguez suggest education does to the scholarship boy? Why does he say that?

5. How does Rodriguez feel as his education comes to an end?

6. Why does Rodriguez talk about how the rich people pronounce his name?

7. What does Rodriguez describe as the differences between Mexican Catholicism and English Catholicism? Identify two characteristics of each.

8. How do Catholic rituals become a part of Rodriguez's life? Which rituals does he describe?

9. Rodriguez is trained in Catholic ideas and rituals at a young age. What does this do to his understanding of other religious beliefs and practices?

10. What does Rodriguez say about how bilingual education affects the intersection of public and private languages?

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