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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. What was the first Hollywood movie that the author saw that starred people who looked anything like his family?
(a) One More Chance.
(b) That Thing Called Tadhana.
(c) The Joy Luck Club.
(d) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

2. 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?
(a) YouTube.
(b) Twitter.
(c) Facebook.
(d) MySpace.

3. Approximately how much money does the state of California collect in taxes from undocumented immigrants?
(a) $2.2 million.
(b) $3.9 million.
(c) $5.3 billion.
(d) $3.1 billion.

4. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Dingall.
(b) Mr. Gedge.
(c) Mrs. Denny.
(d) Mrs. Carson.

5. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 13 that reading what "felt like shopping at a grocery store for food I'd never tasted and probably could not afford" (107)?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Washington Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the executive editor for the Washington Post when the author began his two-year internship there?

2. When does the author describe interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in Part 2, Chapter 13?

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

4. Into what middle school was the author enrolled after arriving in the U.S.?

5. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?

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