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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 8 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what airport did the author depart the Philippines when he first came to the U.S.?
(a) Mactan–Cebu International Airport.
(b) Clark International Airport.
(c) Francisco Bangoy International Airport.
(d) Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

2. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He had a nervous breakdown.
(b) He called his grandfather.
(c) He urinated himself.
(d) He threw up.

3. What literary device stands out in the following sentence from Part 2, Chapter 10: "Since the beginning of my journalism career, there was no escaping the fact that I was lying about myself so I could survive in a profession dependent on truth-telling" (97)?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Irony.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Alliteration.

4. When did Peter Perl begin working at the Washington Post?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

5. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?
(a) 150 years.
(b) 370 years.
(c) 250 years.
(d) 420 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Philippines rank globally in population?

2. Who was the recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?

3. What airline did the author take when he first came to the U.S. from the Philippines?

4. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?

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

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