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Vargas, Jose Antonio
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Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Vargas, Jose Antonio
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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. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Dingall.
(b) Mrs. Carson.
(c) Mr. Gedge.
(d) Mrs. Denny.

2. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 115 million.
(b) 125 million.
(c) 67 million.
(d) 1 billion.

3. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Facing Myself."
(c) "Thirty."
(d) "Campaign 2008."

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

5. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. When was the author's Oregon driver's license set to expire, causing him anguish as his thirtieth birthday approached?

3. Who is Gail Wade's daughter that was one of the author's closest friends?

4. Who was the author's social studies teacher when the O.J. Simpson verdict came out?

5. What was the name of the author's childhood dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the DREAM Act and when was it introduced?

2. How does Vargas describe the day he departed the Philippines? How old was he?

3. What happened when the author was pulled over in 2008?

4. What inspired the author to come out as gay? When did this happen?

5. When was the first time the author willfully broke the law? Why?

6. What realization did Vargas have of his grandmother when they watched The Joy Luck Club together?

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

8. What was Peter Perl's position at the Post when the author was doing his two-year internship there? Why did the author turn to Perl about his citizenship situation?

9. Who is Rich Fischer? How did the author come to know him?

10. How was the author able to attend college?

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