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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many migrants are there estimated to be around the world, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 18?
(a) 258 million.
(b) 634 million.
(c) 154 million.
(d) 23 million.

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

3. How old was the author as he wrote Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) 39.
(b) 33.
(c) 37.
(d) 42.

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

5. How old was the author's mother when she sent him to live in the U.S.?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 42.

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

7. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 8?
(a) "National Security Threat."
(b) "Lawyers."
(c) "Facing Myself."
(d) "Second Coming Out."

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

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

10. When was the author released from detention by immigration officials, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) May 12, 2014.
(b) July 15, 2014.
(c) September 11, 2014.
(d) March 1, 2015.

11. 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.

12. The author says that he considers Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and who to be his holy trinity of spiritual guidance in Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) Oprah Winfrey.
(b) Ibram X. Kendi.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Gandhi.

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

14. 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.

15. Where did the author procure a new driver's license after his Oregon license expired?
(a) California.
(b) Washington.
(c) Texas.
(d) Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author's father die from?

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 11?

3. Approximately how many people are employed by Customs and Border Protection, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?

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

5. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 15?

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