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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. In The Achievement of Desire, Chapter 4, what is Rodriguez afraid to admit?
(a) He longs for his own past.
(b) He still does not like reading very much.
(c) He does not like his family very much.
(d) He will have to leave school soon.

2. How does Rodriguez feel when he observes the group of black teenagers on the bus?
(a) He is irritated because they are noisy.
(b) He envies their close bond.
(c) He wishes he could be their friend.
(d) He is scared because they look tough.

3. In Aria, Chapter 3, why does Rodriguez's family tease him?
(a) Because he is bad at sports.
(b) Because he cannot speak Spanish very well.
(c) Because he reads too many books.
(d) Because they think he is ugly.

4. How does Rodriguez think the church treats his parents?
(a) It makes a fuss over them.
(b) It does not pay attention to them.
(c) It respects them as people.
(d) It insults them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother think about his reading?

2. How does Rodriguez see the scholarship boy?

3. Rodriguez describes events that happened how many years ago?

4. What does Rodriguez call the English-speaking people his family interacts with?

5. What does Rodriguez do in Aria, Chapter 2, that gives him the confidence to speak up in class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rodriguez say about his experience of growing up Catholic?

2. How does Rodriguez describe himself as a student?

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

4. Why does Rodriguez say he spent so many years in the classroom?

5. What do other people think of the "scholarship boy"?

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

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

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

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

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

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