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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?
(a) Mr. Waters.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Kimble.
(d) Mr. Zehner.

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

3. 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) Thomas Homan.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Ryan Brown.

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

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

6. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?
(a) 370 years.
(b) 150 years.
(c) 420 years.
(d) 250 years.

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

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

9. Where did David Hoffman go to lunch with the author after he had written a story about video games being the rock and roll of the war in Iraq?
(a) P.J.'s Steak House.
(b) Bobby Van's.
(c) Tabasco Bob's.
(d) Parrhain's Seafood.

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

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

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

13. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?
(a) Mary Moore.
(b) Kathleen Brown.
(c) Karen Keefer.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

14. What is the name of the author's father?
(a) Ricardo Salvas Vargas.
(b) Thomas Homan Vargas.
(c) Jose Lito Vargas.
(d) Emilio Vargas.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?

2. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?

3. When was the Indian Citizenship Act, granting Native Americans citizenship?

4. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?

5. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?

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