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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how much money does the state of California collect in taxes from undocumented immigrants?
(a) $3.1 billion.
(b) $3.9 million.
(c) $5.3 billion.
(d) $2.2 million.

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

3. The amount of taxes that the IRS collects from undocumented workers is almost how much in Montana?
(a) $3.9 million.
(b) $2.2 million.
(c) $3.1 billion.
(d) $5.3 million.

4. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2009?
(a) 520,000.
(b) 427,000.
(c) 390,000.
(d) 250,000.

5. What is the author's vision of Canada in his imagination wrapped up in, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
(b) The Sweet Hereafter.
(c) Vidodrome.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

6. About how old was the author the last time he saw his father?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

7. Who does "Pac Man" refer to in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Peter Baker.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Manny Pacquiao.

8. What does "ITIN" stand for?
(a) Independent Taxpayer Identification Number.
(b) Immigrant Taxpayer Identification Number.
(c) Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.
(d) Impending Taxpayer Identification Number.

9. How old did the author say his mother would turn this year in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) 66.
(b) 72.
(c) 61.
(d) 59.

10. What is the estimated undocumented population in Montana, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) 4,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 2,000.

11. Who is the president of the Philippines (as of September, 2020)?
(a) Rufus Jeffris.
(b) Craig Walker.
(c) Rodrigo Duterte.
(d) Don Graham.

12. Where is Carlos Lozada originally from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Peru.
(c) Brazil.
(d) India.

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

14. Who wrote A Nation of Immigrants?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

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) Len Downie.
(b) David Remnick.
(c) Richard Stengel.
(d) Peter Baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the author reach out to at the New York Times when the Washington Post decided to kill his "coming out" essay?

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 16?

3. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 17, "To achieve journalistic 'objectivity,' we sacrifice" what (127)?

4. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 12?

5. 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?

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