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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. Where do Rodriguez's parents speak Spanish and where do they speak English?
(a) Spanish at home, English in public.
(b) Spanish everywhere.
(c) English at home, Spanish in public.
(d) English everywhere.

2. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?
(a) A wild troublemaker.
(b) Spoiled and bratty.
(c) Socially disadvantaged.
(d) Comfortable with English- and Spanish-speaking people.

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

4. As a young child, how does Rodriguez feel about books?
(a) He is not really interested in them.
(b) He thinks they are boring.
(c) He is afraid of them.
(d) He is excited to learn to read.

5. Once the family has shifted to speaking English, how does Rodriguez feel when he hears families speaking Spanish?
(a) Rodriguez is frustrated because he thinks those families are making it harder for their children to learn English.
(b) Rodriguez is sad because it reminds him of the closeness his family lost.
(c) Rodriguez is embarrassed because he thinks everyone should speak English.
(d) Rodriguez is pleased to know that Spanish is still being spoken in people's homes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother think about his reading?

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

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

4. What does Rodriguez realize about language and intimacy?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 describe himself as a student?

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

6. Rodriguez's family continues to speak to him in Spanish. What does that suggest about what they think about the value of Spanish?

7. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

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

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

10. How does the parents' desire for a good education end up hurting their family?

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