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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the "coming out" article the author published in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) "Second Coming Out."
(b) "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant."
(c) "Life as an Outlaw in Anti-Immigrant America."
(d) "Walking the Line of Citizenship."

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) "Facing Myself."
(b) "Outlaw."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Leaving."

3. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Truth."
(c) "Lawyers."
(d) "Outlaw."

4. Who led ICE in 2011?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Peter Baker.
(c) John Morton.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

5. How many people attended the author's thirtieth birthday party?
(a) 20.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

6. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Alone."
(c) "Facing Myself."
(d) "Interview."

7. According to a 2014 article in Politico, how much of our tax dollars have been spent on border and immigration control since 9/11, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) $75 billion.
(b) $100 billion.
(c) $150 billion.
(d) $50 billion.

8. What television station collaborated with the Define American organization to produce an hourlong primetime special called White People?
(a) ABC.
(b) NBC.
(c) MTV.
(d) CBS.

9. When did the author meet Jake at the Goggle headquarters, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

10. What is the name of the fictional president depicted in An American President?
(a) James W. Whitmore.
(b) Randolph Wilson.
(c) Richard Smith.
(d) Andrew Shepard.

11. Where is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) North Dakota.

12. According to the SSA, unauthorized workers have paid approximately how much into the fund over the past decade?
(a) $5.3 million.
(b) $100 billion.
(c) $300.1 billion.
(d) $2.2 million.

13. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) "Distant Intimacy."
(b) "Facing Myself."
(c) "Lawyers."
(d) "Outlaw."

14. At least how many immigration lawyers did the author speak with about writing about his undocumented status, according to the narrative in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) 15.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

15. Who was the magazine editor at Time magazine that the author spoke to about writing a follow-up story to his "coming out" essay in the NYT Magazine?
(a) Richard Stengel.
(b) Len Downie.
(c) Peter Baker.
(d) David Remnick.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the author's "coming out" article published in the New York Times Magazine?

2. Who was the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in February of 2017?

3. How old did the author say his mother would turn this year in Part 3, Chapter 12?

4. When was the author detained by immigration officials?

5. What led to the death of the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo)?

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