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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people were killed as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?
(a) 4,645.
(b) 2,753.
(c) 1,645.
(d) 3,424.

4. Where was the Indian restaurant that the author organized his thirtieth birthday dinner at?
(a) Portland.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) San Diego.
(d) San Francisco.

5. Approximately how many people are estimated to be currently working in the U.S. illegally?
(a) 7 million.
(b) 12 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 9 million.

6. Where was the busiest land crossing in the world in 1994?
(a) McAllen - Reynosa.
(b) El Paso - Juarez.
(c) San Diego - Tijuana.
(d) Del Rio - Cuidad Acuna.

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

8. What is Part 3, Chapter 5 titled?
(a) "Staying."
(b) "Lawyers."
(c) "Outlaw."
(d) "Thirty."

9. What was the title of the cover story on undocumented immigrants written by the author for Time magazine?
(a) "The Days of ICE and Waiting in Terror."
(b) "Off the Rails."
(c) "Living in Unknown Times."
(d) "We Are Americans, Just Not Legally."

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

11. What did President George W. Bush shutter when he created the Department of Homeland Security?
(a) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
(b) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(c) The Transportation Security Administration.
(d) The Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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

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

14. What led to the death of the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo)?
(a) Colon cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Stroke.

15. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 16?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Campaign 2008."
(c) "Second Coming Out."
(d) "Facing Myself."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "ITIN" stand for?

2. 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?

3. What television station collaborated with the Define American organization to produce an hourlong primetime special called White People?

4. Where did the author procure a new driver's license after his Oregon license expired?

5. What is the author's vision of Canada in his imagination wrapped up in, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 4?

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