Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Vargas, Jose Antonio
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Vargas, Jose Antonio
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Rolan move to the U.S.?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1959.

2. When did Arianna Huffington recruit the author to join the Huffington Post?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2011.

3. Who was the first American student that ever spoke to the author?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Ryan Brown.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Thomas Homan.

4. When was the author's Oregon driver's license set to expire, causing him anguish as his thirtieth birthday approached?
(a) Feburary 3, 2011.
(b) May 23, 2010.
(c) September 14, 2011.
(d) February 12, 2012.

5. When did the author leave the Philippines to come to the U.S.?
(a) August 1, 1993.
(b) June 3, 1992.
(c) September 1, 1992.
(d) April 23, 1993.

6. Who was the author's social studies teacher when the O.J. Simpson verdict came out?
(a) Mrs. Wilson.
(b) Mrs. Peterson.
(c) Mrs. Wakefield.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

7. 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) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Irony.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Alliteration.

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

9. The author's father was one of how many children?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

10. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) 19.
(b) 22.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

11. Who was the recruiter for the Washington Post when the author earned an internship there in late 2002?
(a) Jim Strand.
(b) Craig Walker.
(c) Cheryl Butler.
(d) Patricia Foote.

12. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Nursing.

13. Who is the author's godmother?
(a) Camille.
(b) Rosaline.
(c) Dalisay.
(d) Ninang.

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

15. How old was Mark Zuckerberg when the author first interviewed him?
(a) 32.
(b) 23.
(c) 26.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?

2. What is the name of the author's father?

3. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?

4. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?

5. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?

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