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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's grandfather changed his name to from Teofilo after becoming a legal U.S. citizen?
(a) Ted.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jack.
(d) James.

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

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

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

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

6. Who was the Democratic contendor in the 1994 race for California govneror?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Pete Wilson.
(d) Ryan Brown.

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

8. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?
(a) Mork and Mindy.
(b) Full House.
(c) Alf.
(d) Frasier.

9. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Farley Street.
(c) Willow Street.
(d) Chop Street.

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

11. How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) 11 million.
(b) 6 million.
(c) 20 million.
(d) 2 million.

12. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.

13. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?
(a) At a wedding.
(b) At church.
(c) At school.
(d) The DMV.

14. Who was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that told Congress, "If you are in this country illegally, you should be uncomfortable, you should look over your shoulder, and you need to be worried" (2)?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Ryan Brown.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Thomas Homan.

15. 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) Assonance.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?

2. What did the author score on his driving test in Oregon?

3. Where was the digital newsroom for the Washington Post located when the author began creating online videos to accompany his feature stories?

4. How does the Philippines rank globally in population?

5. What does "NTA" refer to, according to the author in the Prologue?

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