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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Fire Next Time?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Ibram X. Kendi.

2. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Karen Keefer.
(c) Pat Hyland.
(d) Pete Wilson.

3. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?
(a) The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
(b) The Waco siege.
(c) The AIDS crisis.
(d) The 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.

4. On what date did the author's friend Jake die?
(a) November 6, 2014.
(b) June 13, 2015.
(c) September 19, 2015.
(d) May 12, 2014.

5. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2009?

2. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?

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

4. When did Arianna Huffington recruit the author to join the Huffington Post?

5. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

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