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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. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?
(a) Lolo.
(b) Mamaw.
(c) Momo.
(d) Lola.

2. Who is Gail Wade's daughter that was one of the author's closest friends?
(a) Emily.
(b) Brianna.
(c) Nathalie.
(d) Sarah.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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 When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?

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

3. Who was the Democratic contendor in the 1994 race for California govneror?

4. What was the first Hollywood movie that the author saw that starred people who looked anything like his family?

5. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?

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