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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. When did Arianna Huffington recruit the author to join the Huffington Post?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2012.
2. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 67 million.
(b) 1 billion.
(c) 115 million.
(d) 125 million.
3. Who was the Democratic contendor in the 1994 race for California govneror?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Ryan Brown.
(c) Pete Wilson.
(d) Thomas Homan.
4. Who was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that told Congress, "If you are in this country illegally, you should be uncomfortable, you should look over your shoulder, and you need to be worried" (2)?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Ryan Brown.
5. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?
(a) Anderson Street.
(b) Chop Street.
(c) Willow Street.
(d) Farley Street.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?
2. What did Gail Wade teach at a nearby middle school?
3. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?
4. When did the author's aunt Florie move to America?
5. Who was the executive editor for the Washington Post when the author began his two-year internship there?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?
2. How did the author get his first driver's license?
3. What did Vargas learn about green cards in science class in Part 1, Chapter 6?
4. For what did the author win the Pulitzer Prize? How did he react?
5. How did the author forge his way into political reporting at the Post?
6. How does the author describe the racial and ethnic makeup of Crittenden Middle School in Part 1, Chapter 4?
7. What story did the author tell his class about his dog Rambo in Part 1, Chapter 2?
8. What are the three options one had to get to America from Zambales at the time that Vargas's grandparents immigrated?
9. How are the global and national populations of Filipinos laid out by the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
10. How was the author able to attend college?
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