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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Fire Next Time?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Maya Angelou.
(c) Ibram X. Kendi.
(d) James Baldwin.

2. Who was the governor of California in 1994?
(a) Len Downie.
(b) Pete Wilson.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Peter Baker.

3. Where did Ryan Eller live when the author met him?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

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

5. When was the author's "coming out" article published in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) September 5, 2011.
(b) March 12, 2012.
(c) July 12, 2010.
(d) June 22, 2011.

6. Where did the author's uncle Conrad fly in from to attend the author's thirtieth birthday dinner?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Portland.
(d) Seattle.

7. When did the author meet "Roberto"?
(a) April, 2011.
(b) August, 2014.
(c) May, 2013.
(d) June, 2012.

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

9. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) "Second Coming Out."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Lawyers."
(d) "Campaign 2008."

10. How many words was the author's "coming out" article in the New York Times Magazine?
(a) 2,500 words.
(b) 5,200 words.
(c) 1,400 words.
(d) 4,300 words.

11. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 9?
(a) "Facing Myself."
(b) "Alone."
(c) "Thirty."
(d) "Lawyers."

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

13. When did the author first become a Bank of America customer when he opened his only bank account?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1996.

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

15. Who did the author reach out to at the New York Times when the Washington Post decided to kill his "coming out" essay?
(a) Peter Baker.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) David Remnick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did President George W. Bush shutter when he created the Department of Homeland Security?

2. What was the name of the "coming out" article the author published in the New York Times Magazine?

3. The amount of taxes that the IRS collects from undocumented workers is almost how much in Montana?

4. How many times does the author say he has been a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher in Part 2, Chapter 17?

5. What was the title of the cover story on undocumented immigrants written by the author for Time magazine?

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