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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What company first developed the silicon semiconductor devices that gave Silicon Valley its name?
(a) Qualcomm.
(b) Texas Instruments.
(c) Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory.
(d) Toshiba.

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

4. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?
(a) Lolo.
(b) Mamaw.
(c) Momo.
(d) Lola.

5. Who suggested to the author that he get an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) Mary Moore.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Rufus Jeffris.
(d) Teresa Moore.

6. What is the author's mother's name?
(a) Camille Salinas.
(b) Natalie Salinas.
(c) Rosanna Salinas.
(d) Emelie Salinas.

7. What was the name of Rich Fischer's wife?
(a) Mary.
(b) Amanda.
(c) MIchelle.
(d) Sheri.

8. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) "Facing Myself."
(b) "Campaign 2008."
(c) "Thirty."
(d) "Off the Rails."

9. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?
(a) 300,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 150,000.

10. What book of Toni Morrison's did the author read in eighth grade as part of the book club that moved him greatly?
(a) The Bluest Eye.
(b) Beloved.
(c) Sula.
(d) Song of Solomon.

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

12. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

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

14. What did Gail Wade teach at a nearby middle school?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) French.

15. Who is Gail Wade's daughter that was one of the author's closest friends?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Emily.
(c) Brianna.
(d) Nathalie.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what airport did the author depart the Philippines when he first came to the U.S.?

2. When did Peter Perl begin working at the Washington Post?

3. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?

4. 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)?

5. Who was the recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?

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