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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book of Toni Morrison's did the author read in eighth grade as part of the book club that moved him greatly?
(a) Sula.
(b) Song of Solomon.
(c) The Bluest Eye.
(d) Beloved.

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

4. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?
(a) Popo.
(b) Papa.
(c) Lolo.
(d) Lola.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Rich Fischer's wife?

2. Who was the Republican incumbent in the 1994 race for California governor?

3. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?

4. What was the name of the author's childhood dog?

5. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?

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