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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. When was the Indian Citizenship Act, granting Native Americans citizenship?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1919.

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

3. Who was the first American student that ever spoke to the author?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Ryan Brown.
(d) Pete Wilson.

4. When does the author describe interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) May 30, 2011.
(b) March 23, 2009.
(c) August 6, 2010.
(d) September 13, 2015.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?

2. What was the student newspaper at Mountain View High School when the author was attending?

3. In what military branch was Uncle Conrad an officer?

4. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 13 that reading what "felt like shopping at a grocery store for food I'd never tasted and probably could not afford" (107)?

5. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?

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