View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author score on his driving test in Oregon?
(a) 85.
(b) 71.
(c) 75.
(d) 98.

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

3. Where was the Indian restaurant that the author organized his thirtieth birthday dinner at?
(a) Portland.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Diego.

4. Approximately how many migrants are there estimated to be around the world, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 18?
(a) 154 million.
(b) 23 million.
(c) 634 million.
(d) 258 million.

5. What trade agreement does the author asserts drove millions of Mexicans out of jobs and led parents to cross borders to be able to feed their children in Part 3, Chapter 6?
(a) The Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement
(b) The Columbia Free Trade Agreement.
(c) The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement.
(d) The North American Free Trade Agreement.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?

2. Where was Paola Mendoza born?

3. Who was the Republican incumbent in the 1994 race for California governor?

4. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 13 that reading what "felt like shopping at a grocery store for food I'd never tasted and probably could not afford" (107)?

5. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 247 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample