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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Nursing.

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Facing Myself."
(c) "Thirty."
(d) "Campaign 2008."

3. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?
(a) Tidesville, Oklahoma.
(b) New Rochelle, New York.
(c) Harlem, New York.
(d) Princeton, New Jersey.

4. What was the first Hollywood movie that the author saw that starred people who looked anything like his family?
(a) One More Chance.
(b) That Thing Called Tadhana.
(c) The Joy Luck Club.
(d) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

5. Who plays the leading role of the president in The American President?
(a) Michael Douglas.
(b) Al Pacino.
(c) Alan Alda.
(d) Jeff Bridges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the digital newsroom for the Washington Post located when the author began creating online videos to accompany his feature stories?

2. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

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

4. What television station collaborated with the Define American organization to produce an hourlong primetime special called White People?

5. What percentage of children attending the Crazy Horse School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation live below the poverty line?

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