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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?
(a) March 3, 2003.
(b) June 2, 2004.
(c) June 2, 2002.
(d) April 2, 2005.

3. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?
(a) Spanish or English.
(b) Malay or Spanish.
(c) Tagalog or Sambali.
(d) Japanese or English.

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

5. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1959.

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

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

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

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

10. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Pete Wilson.
(c) Karen Keefer.
(d) Pat Hyland.

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

12. When did the author's maternal grandparents move to the U.S.?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1984.

13. When did the author publicly declare his undocumented status?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2014.
(d) 2011.

14. Who introduced the author to Mark Zuckerberg at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2007?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Patricia Foote.
(c) Donald Graham.
(d) Craig Walker.

15. Who was Karen Willemsen's father-in-law that lived in Portland in 2003?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Charles Butler.
(c) William Ross.
(d) James Dunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, according to the author in the Prologue?

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?

3. When was the author's Oregon driver's license set to expire, causing him anguish as his thirtieth birthday approached?

4. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?

5. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?

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