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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. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants nationwide pay what estimated percent of their incomes in state and local taxes on average?
(a) 4%.
(b) 14%.
(c) 12%.
(d) 8%.

2. Where was the author when he was detained by immigration officials?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Texas.

3. 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) Chop Street.
(d) Farley Street.

4. Who wrote A Nation of Immigrants?
(a) Walter Cronkite.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) James Joyce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fictional president depicted in An American President?

2. The amount of taxes that the IRS collects from undocumented workers is almost how much in Montana?

3. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?

4. Where was the Indian restaurant that the author organized his thirtieth birthday dinner at?

5. On what date did the author's friend Jake die?

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