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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. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Lawyers."
(c) "Outlaw."
(d) "Truth."

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Facing Myself."
(d) "Campaign 2008."

3. How many words was the author's "coming out" article in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) 1,400 words.
(b) 2,500 words.
(c) 4,300 words.
(d) 5,200 words.

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

5. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?
(a) Tagalog or Sambali.
(b) Spanish or English.
(c) Malay or Spanish.
(d) Japanese or English.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gail Wade teach at a nearby middle school?

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

3. Who is Gail Wade's daughter that was one of the author's closest friends?

4. According to a 2014 article in Politico, how much of our tax dollars have been spent on border and immigration control since 9/11, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?

5. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?

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