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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 Mr. Secrets, Chapter 1, what does Rodriguez's mother beg him not to do?
(a) Stop going to church.
(b) Get married.
(c) Write a book about their family.
(d) Quit school.

2. Who teaches Rodriguez that stereotypes are not accurate?
(a) His professors at Stanford.
(b) The other students.
(c) His boss at his job.
(d) The well-educated construction workers.

3. In the last chapters of the book, what is Rodriguez keeping secret from his family?
(a) That he no longer goes to church.
(b) That he dropped out of school.
(c) That he's writing a book.
(d) That he wants to be a construction worker.

4. Based on her behavior, who does Rodriguez's mother consider part of the "gringos"?
(a) Her children's friends and spouses.
(b) Her grandchildren.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her next door neighbors.

5. In Credo, Chapter 3, what does Rodriguez do to change his ideas about religion?
(a) He studies to be a priest.
(b) He studies theology.
(c) He visits a lot of different churches.
(d) He travels to other countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rodriguez describe the 1960s student?

2. When he is a child, what do people say about Rodriguez's complexion?

3. Does Rodriguez's mother blame him for what happened to their family?

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

5. What is Rodriguez aware of when he visits his rich friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rodriguez feel about white students' attitudes toward affirmative action?

2. Why does Rodriguez's mother call him "Mr. Secrets"? In spite of his secretive behavior, what does Rodriguez believe she knows?

3. What does Rodriguez's mother tell him about writing about their family? What does his editor tell him?

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

5. How does Rodriguez overcome his attitudes about dark skin? Give two specific examples.

6. How do people respond to Rodriguez's skin color when he is younger?

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

8. What does Rodriguez think about the current system of affirmative action? Give two examples he uses to support his argument.

9. What does Rodriguez think about the Civil Rights Movement?

10. 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?

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