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

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

3. How old was the author as he wrote Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) 33.
(b) 39.
(c) 42.
(d) 37.

4. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2003.

5. What literary device stands out in the following sentence from Part 2, Chapter 10: "Since the beginning of my journalism career, there was no escaping the fact that I was lying about myself so I could survive in a profession dependent on truth-telling" (97)?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Irony.
(d) Assonance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

3. Who led ICE in 2011?

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

5. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?

(see the answer key)

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