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

2. How does the family's communication change as the children learn more English?
(a) Their mother and father speak to them, but they no longer talk to their grandmother.
(b) Their mother talks to them a lot, but their father never speaks to them.
(c) They enjoy speaking Spanish together more.
(d) They talk less because it is hard for the parents to understand their children when they speak English.

3. How does Rodriguez describe himself now?
(a) An education expert.
(b) A Latino activist.
(c) A middle-class American.
(d) A famous author.

4. What is Rodriguez's initial response to bilingual education?
(a) He thinks it would have helped him a lot.
(b) He thinks it is too hard on the teacher.
(c) He thinks it makes students work harder.
(d) He disagrees with it.

5. How does a scholarship boy form his own ideas or opinions?
(a) He learns about other's ideas and opinions, but does not have his own ideas.
(b) He bases his ideas on what he learns in class.
(c) He bases his ideas on what his teacher tells him.
(d) He bases his ideas on what his classmates tell him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When does Rodriguez begin to question his religion?

4. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a child?

5. How does the scholarship boy use education?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Rodriguez identify as the pros and cons of bilingual education?

6. What conflicting messages does Rodriguez's father give him about getting an education?

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

8. How does Rodriguez feel about bilingual education?

9. How does Rodriguez feel about his education?

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

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