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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. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He threw up.
(b) He urinated himself.
(c) He had a nervous breakdown.
(d) He called his grandfather.

2. Who was the chairman of the Washington Post Company when the author began his two-year internship there?
(a) Don Graham.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) Craig Walker.

3. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

4. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?
(a) 9,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 7,000.
(d) 2,000.

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. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?

2. Who was Karen Willemsen's father-in-law that lived in Portland in 2003?

3. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. What company first developed the silicon semiconductor devices that gave Silicon Valley its name?

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

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