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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 15 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

2. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?
(a) Lola.
(b) Mamaw.
(c) Lolo.
(d) Momo.

3. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

4. Where did the author's uncle Conrad fly in from to attend the author's thirtieth birthday dinner?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Portland.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Mountain View.
(c) Homewood.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?

2. From what airport did the author depart the Philippines when he first came to the U.S.?

3. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?

4. In what military branch was Uncle Conrad an officer?

5. In the coverage that won the author and his team the Pulitzer Prize, his contribution was an interview with a key eyewitness that he reached because he knew how to use what?

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