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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

2. Who was the author's speech and debate coach in high school?
(a) Karen Keefer.
(b) Pat Hyland.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Teresa Moore.

3. Who introduced the author to Mark Zuckerberg at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2007?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Donald Graham.
(c) Patricia Foote.
(d) Teresa Moore.

4. When did the author's maternal grandparents move to the U.S.?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1990.

5. Who was the recruiter for the Washington Post when the author earned an internship there in late 2002?
(a) Jim Strand.
(b) Craig Walker.
(c) Patricia Foote.
(d) Cheryl Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the author's maternal grandparents from originally?

2. Approximately how many islands comprise the Philippines?

3. What is the author's mother's name?

4. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?

5. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted and repealed? What did it decree?

2. What led to the author confessing his undocumented status to Mrs. Denny?

3. How does the author describe his relationship with journalism?

4. For what did the author win the Pulitzer Prize? How did he react?

5. How is the book structured? How are the chapters set up?

6. What led to Vargas writing his first article for the Mountain View Voice?

7. How does the author briefly describe the colonial history of the Philippine islands in Part 1, Chapter 5?

8. What are the three options one had to get to America from Zambales at the time that Vargas's grandparents immigrated?

9. What books and authors was Vargas introduced to through watching Oprah Winfrey's show?

10. What musical was the author moved by when watching the 1998 Tony Awards? Why?

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