1. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?
(a) Mr. Zehner.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Waters.

2. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Willow Street.
(c) Farley Street.
(d) Chop Street.

3. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?
(a) 420 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 370 years.
(d) 250 years.

4. Who was the author's speech and debate coach in high school?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Pat Hyland.
(c) Karen Keefer.
(d) Teresa Moore.

5. What Stevie Wonder song does the author describe playing while driving to appease his anxiety in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "Isn't She Lovely."
(b) "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing."
(c) "Master Blaster."
(d) "I Just Called to Say I Love You."

Short Answer Questions

1. What literary device stands out in the following sentence from Part 2, Chapter 10: "Since the beginning of my journalism career, there was no escaping the fact that I was lying about myself so I could survive in a profession dependent on truth-telling" (97)?

2. When was the author's Oregon driver's license set to expire, causing him anguish as his thirtieth birthday approached?

3. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?

4. Who was the chairman of the Washington Post Company when the author began his two-year internship there?

5. The author's father was one of how many children?

(see the answer key)

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