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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Willow Street.
(c) Chop Street.
(d) Farley Street.

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) "Campaign 2008."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Facing Myself."

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

4. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?
(a) New Rochelle, New York.
(b) Tidesville, Oklahoma.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Harlem, New York.

5. Who was the Republican incumbent in the 1994 race for California governor?
(a) Ryan Brown.
(b) Kathleen Brown.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Pete Wilson.

6. Who was the top editor for the Mountain View Voice when the author began his internship there?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Pete Wilson.
(c) Teresa Moore.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

7. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1959.

8. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Costa Rica.
(d) Ecuador.

9. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 100,000.

10. Into what neighborhood of Manila did the author and his mother move after his grandparents left for the U.S.?
(a) Makati.
(b) Tomas Morato.
(c) Fort Bonifacio.
(d) Pasig.

11. What did Gail Wade teach at a nearby middle school?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

12. When did the author's maternal grandparents move to the U.S.?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1990.

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

14. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 7,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 9,000.

15. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 125 million.
(b) 1 billion.
(c) 115 million.
(d) 67 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author publicly declare his undocumented status?

2. How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, according to the author in the Prologue?

3. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?

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

5. Who was the venture capitalist that created the scholarship program that allowed the author to attend college?

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