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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 does "NTA" refer to, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) National Transient Agency.
(b) Naturalization Transit Access.
(c) Notice to Appear.
(d) National Tobacco Agency.

2. What company first developed the silicon semiconductor devices that gave Silicon Valley its name?
(a) Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory.
(b) Texas Instruments.
(c) Toshiba.
(d) Qualcomm.

3. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Nursing.

4. Who was the venture capitalist that created the scholarship program that allowed the author to attend college?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Mary Moore.
(c) Rufus Jeffris.
(d) Jim Strand.

5. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?

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

3. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?

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

5. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?

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