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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He urinated himself.
(b) He called his grandfather.
(c) He threw up.
(d) He had a nervous breakdown.

2. What was the student newspaper at Mountain View High School when the author was attending?
(a) The Daily Alert.
(b) The Chronicle.
(c) The Crystal.
(d) The Oracle.

3. Who was the executive editor for the Washington Post when the author began his two-year internship there?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Len Downie.

4. When did Peter Perl begin working at the Washington Post?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

5. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
(a) Camille.
(b) Dalisay.
(c) Rosaline.
(d) Eleanor.

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

7. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,000.

8. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 125 million.
(b) 67 million.
(c) 115 million.
(d) 1 billion.

9. Who was the chairman of the Washington Post Company when the author began his two-year internship there?
(a) Don Graham.
(b) Len Downie.
(c) Craig Walker.
(d) Jim Strand.

10. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Dingall.
(b) Mr. Gedge.
(c) Mrs. Carson.
(d) Mrs. Denny.

11. Who is Peter Perl's wife?
(a) Cheryl Butler.
(b) Mary Moore.
(c) Nina Shapiro.
(d) Patricia Foote.

12. When did the author's aunt Florie move to America?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1966.

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

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

15. Who was the Republican incumbent in the 1994 race for California governor?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Ryan Brown.
(d) Pete Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?

2. Who was the first American student that ever spoke to the author?

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

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

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

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