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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the author's "coming out" article published in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) June 22, 2011.
(b) September 5, 2011.
(c) March 12, 2012.
(d) July 12, 2010.

2. The author says that he considers Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and who to be his holy trinity of spiritual guidance in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Gandhi.
(b) Ibram X. Kendi.
(c) Oprah Winfrey.
(d) Maya Angelou.

3. When was the author released from detention by immigration officials, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) March 1, 2015.
(b) July 15, 2014.
(c) May 12, 2014.
(d) September 11, 2014.

4. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Campaign 2008."
(c) "Second Coming Out."
(d) "Lawyers."

5. How old was the author's mother when she sent him to live in the U.S.?
(a) 36.
(b) 42.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

6. Who does the author refer to as "two of the country's most anti-immigrant senators" in Part 3, Chapter 1 (178)?
(a) Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz.
(b) Kathleen Brown and Michael Smith.
(c) Peter Baker and James Walker.
(d) Roger Andrews and Mark Stabler.

7. What did the author's father die from?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Lung cancer.

8. Who did the author reach out to at the New York Times when the Washington Post decided to kill his "coming out" essay?
(a) Peter Baker.
(b) David Remnick.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) Don Graham.

9. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) "Interview."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Alone."
(d) "Facing Myself."

10. Approximately how many people are employed by Customs and Border Protection, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 60,000.

11. How old did the author say his mother would turn this year in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) 66.
(b) 72.
(c) 61.
(d) 59.

12. Where was the busiest land crossing in the world in 1994?
(a) McAllen - Reynosa.
(b) San Diego - Tijuana.
(c) Del Rio - Cuidad Acuna.
(d) El Paso - Juarez.

13. Who is the president of the Philippines (as of September, 2020)?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Rodrigo Duterte.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

14. What led to the death of the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo)?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Colon cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

15. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2010?
(a) 393,000.
(b) 427,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 520,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 16?

2. What was the title of the cover story on undocumented immigrants written by the author for Time magazine?

3. What does "miedo" translate to in English?

4. When did the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo) die?

5. On what date did the author's friend Jake die?

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