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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rodriguez think about how the meaning of a person's complexion has changed?

2. Now that he is a teacher, what does Rodriguez blame white students for?

3. Now that Rodriguez is an adult and done with school, what does his mother ask him to do?

4. What comment from a professor makes Rodriguez rethink his use of the label "minority student"?

5. What does Rodriguez think of his parents' ideas on religion?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of social life does Rodriguez have? Does he have lots of friends and girlfriends?

3. What conversation does Rodriguez have with a colleague about teaching positions? What decision does Rodriguez make as a result of that conversation?

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. As a child, what does Rodriguez learn about dark skin?

6. As more minority students attend college, what does Rodriguez notice about their relationship to their culture? Give specific examples.

7. How does Rodriguez describe his mother's interaction with the public world? Give specific examples.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part One: What does Rodriguez argue about bilingual education? Explain his argument thoroughly and give specific examples that he uses to support his argument.

Part Two: Do you agree with Rodriguez's arguments? Why or why not? Provide your own examples to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Part One: Compare and contrast the two religions - Mexican Catholicism and English-speaking Catholicism - that Rodriguez experiences as a child.

Part Two: Which one had a more profound effect on him as he grew up?

Part Three: Does his "New Catholicism" look more like Mexican Catholicism, English-speaking Catholicism, or an equal blend of the two?

Essay Topic 3

Rodriguez tells his mother that there are some things it is easier to discuss with a stranger than with a family member.

Part One: What specific things do you think Rodriguez would rather discuss with a stranger than with his family members?

Part Two: Do you agree with his statement? Why or why not?

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