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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. The author's father was one of how many children?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 12.

2. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?
(a) Karen Keefer.
(b) Rufus Jeffris.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Mary Moore.

3. 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)?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Irony.

4. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

5. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Gedge.
(b) Mr. Dingall.
(c) Mrs. Denny.
(d) Mrs. Carson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?

2. When did Rolan move to the U.S.?

3. Who is the author's godmother?

4. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

5. Where did David Hoffman go to lunch with the author after he had written a story about video games being the rock and roll of the war in Iraq?

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