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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 have to face in order to write the book?
(a) His own mistakes.
(b) His attitudes about religion.
(c) His family history.
(d) His past.

2. In Complexion, Chapter 2, what does Rodriguez do to try to change his skin color?
(a) Scrub the color off.
(b) Bleach his skin.
(c) Take medication.
(d) Shave his arms.

3. What does Rodriguez's editor say about his idea for a book?
(a) It could be a best-seller.
(b) Writing it will be a lonely experience.
(c) He will upset a lot of people.
(d) It is not an interesting idea.

4. When a student complains that he is being kept out of law school, what does Rodriguez do?
(a) Tell him to stop whining.
(b) Support his case.
(c) Argue against his case.
(d) Stay out of it.

5. What does Rodriguez think about his ability to succeed with women?
(a) He will attract a lot of women because he is "exotic."
(b) He will succeed because he has such a beautiful "tan."
(c) He can only flirt with dark-skinned women.
(d) He will fail because his skin color makes him ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel about writing a book on his family?

2. Why does Rodriguez's mother not understand his explanation about psychiatry?

3. How does Rodriguez's sister feel about her children's complexions?

4. According to Rodriguez's family, how are men supposed to be?

5. Based on his conversation with his classmate, what does Rodriguez decide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodriguez handle applying for teaching positions?

2. As a teacher, how does Rodriguez interact with these other minority students? Why does he act that way?

3. How does Rodriguez feel about writing? How does he feel about writing about his family? How has he handled it in the past? How is he handling it now?

4. How does Rodriguez explain psychiatry to his mother? Does she understand? Why or why not? How does that discussion connect to his book and what he is willing to tell her about the book?

5. How would Rodriguez change affirmative action? What examples does he offer to support his suggestion?

6. How does Rodriguez describe the change in the Catholic Church that happens as he grows up?

7. How do Rodriguez's ideas about religion change as he grows up? How does his practice of religion change?

8. How does Rodriguez use the label "minority student"? How does he feel about it? Give specific reasons why he feels that way.

9. What are Rodriguez's parents' ideas about masculine and feminine characteristics? How does that affect Rodriguez?

10. Now that he is older, how do people respond to Rodriguez's skin color?

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