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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) "Second Coming Out."
(b) "The Machine."
(c) "Lawyers."
(d) "Thirty."

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

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

5. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) "Lawyers."
(b) "Campaign 2008."
(c) "Home."
(d) "Facing Myself."

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

7. Who was the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in February of 2017?
(a) John F. Kelly.
(b) Rand Beers.
(c) Jeh Johnson.
(d) Janet Napolitano.

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

9. What does "miedo" translate to in English?
(a) Loss.
(b) Fear.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Betrayal.

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

11. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Tennessee.

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

13. Approximately how many people are employed by Customs and Border Protection, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 80,000.

14. When did the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo) die?
(a) January, 2007.
(b) May, 2009.
(c) September, 2006.
(d) July, 2010.

15. Annually, approximately how much money do undocumented workers pay to the Social Security Trust Fund?
(a) $3.1 billion.
(b) $12 billion.
(c) $9.2 billion.
(d) $42 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "ITIN" stand for?

2. 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?

3. Who was the editor of The New Yorker that was uninterested in publishing the author's essay on coming out as an undocumented immigrant?

4. Who wrote the book The Fire Next Time?

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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