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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. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?
(a) Full House.
(b) Alf.
(c) Frasier.
(d) Mork and Mindy.

2. What airline did the author take when he first came to the U.S. from the Philippines?
(a) Pan-Am Airlines.
(b) Continental Airlines.
(c) American Airlines.
(d) United Airlines.

3. When was the author's Oregon driver's license set to expire, causing him anguish as his thirtieth birthday approached?
(a) February 12, 2012.
(b) Feburary 3, 2011.
(c) September 14, 2011.
(d) May 23, 2010.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

3. Who was the recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?

4. What California ballot initiative sought to ban "illegal" people from using public services in 1994?

5. Who suggested to the author that he get an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?

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