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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. When did Peter Perl begin working at the Washington Post?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1989.

2. How many words was the author's "coming out" article in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) 4,300 words.
(b) 2,500 words.
(c) 1,400 words.
(d) 5,200 words.

3. Who was the Democratic contendor in the 1994 race for California govneror?
(a) Ryan Brown.
(b) Pete Wilson.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Thomas Homan.

4. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

5. Who wrote A Nation of Immigrants?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author's godmother?

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

4. What was the name of the "coming out" article the author published in the New York Times Magazine?

5. What is the author's mother's name?

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