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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2009?
(a) 520,000.
(b) 390,000.
(c) 427,000.
(d) 250,000.

2. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Jim Strand.

3. Into what middle school was the author enrolled after arriving in the U.S.?
(a) Mountain View Middle School.
(b) Rose Hill Middle School.
(c) Jackson Middle School.
(d) Crittenden Middle School.

4. Approximately how many people are estimated to be currently working in the U.S. illegally?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 9 million.
(c) 12 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. Where was the digital newsroom for the Washington Post located when the author began creating online videos to accompany his feature stories?
(a) Texas.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the author's "coming out" article published in the New York Times Magazine?

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

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

4. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?

5. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?

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