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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. Who is the president of the Philippines (as of September, 2020)?
(a) Rufus Jeffris.
(b) Rodrigo Duterte.
(c) Craig Walker.
(d) Don Graham.

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) "Second Coming Out."
(b) "Off the Rails."
(c) "Facing Myself."
(d) "Outlaw."

3. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2010?
(a) 520,000.
(b) 393,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 427,000.

4. What is the name of the fictional president depicted in An American President?
(a) James W. Whitmore.
(b) Richard Smith.
(c) Randolph Wilson.
(d) Andrew Shepard.

5. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "Campaign 2008."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Facing Myself."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?

2. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?

3. Who does the author refer to as "two of the country's most anti-immigrant senators" in Part 3, Chapter 1 (178)?

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 When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?

5. Who was the recruiter for the Washington Post when the author earned an internship there in late 2002?

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