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

2. What does Rodriguez say about how the people around him now say his name?
(a) They pronounce it differently than his Spanish-speaking family.
(b) They mispronounce it.
(c) They say it as if they are impressed to know him.
(d) They say his name just like everyone else's name.

3. 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.

4. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?
(a) Studying with a classmate.
(b) Practicing English with his family.
(c) Learning English from listening to the radio.
(d) Getting extra help from the teacher.

5. Did Rodriguez's parents get the same amount of education that he did?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) No, and they did not want him to go to school so much, either.
(d) Yes, but they went to school in Mexico so they do not speak English very well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say he gains because of learning to speak English?

2. What does Rodriguez say would be the disadvantage of bilingual education?

3. What does Rodriguez's family call him?

4. When Rodriguez's mother becomes more fluent in English, she convinces her husband to buy _________. (fill in the blank)

5. As Rodriguez moves into graduate school, what does he realize about his education?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a student?

2. What does Rodriguez discover about language and intimacy? What family member helps him to figure that out?

3. What is Rodriguez's initial attitude about reading? What happens to him because of that attitude? What do his parents think about reading?

4. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

5. Is Rodriguez prepared for his first day of school? Why or why not?

6. How does Rodriguez view his parents' use of English?

7. 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?

8. What is special or different about the school Rodriguez attends? How does that affect him later in life?

9. Why is Rodriguez writing this book? Identify two reasons.

10. Does Rodriguez's family have the same level of education he does?

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