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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 8 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the recruiter for the Washington Post when the author earned an internship there in late 2002?
(a) Cheryl Butler.
(b) Craig Walker.
(c) Patricia Foote.
(d) Jim Strand.

2. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Spain.
(c) Ecuador.
(d) Brazil.

3. Who is the author's godmother?
(a) Camille.
(b) Ninang.
(c) Dalisay.
(d) Rosaline.

4. 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) MySpace.
(b) YouTube.
(c) Twitter.
(d) Facebook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?

2. Into what neighborhood of Manila did the author and his mother move after his grandparents left for the U.S.?

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

4. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?

5. Who was the author's social studies teacher when the O.J. Simpson verdict came out?

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