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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 top editor for the Mountain View Voice when the author began his internship there?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Rufus Jeffris.
(c) Teresa Moore.
(d) Craig Walker.

2. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) 17.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 19.

3. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?
(a) June 2, 2004.
(b) March 3, 2003.
(c) April 2, 2005.
(d) June 2, 2002.

4. In what military branch was Uncle Conrad an officer?
(a) The U.S. Air Force.
(b) The U.S. Marines.
(c) The U.S. Navy.
(d) The U.S. Army.

5. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

2. When did the author's aunt Florie move to America?

3. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?

4. What company first developed the silicon semiconductor devices that gave Silicon Valley its name?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was the author's mother unable to immigrate to the U.S.?

3. How does the author describe the racial and ethnic makeup of Crittenden Middle School in Part 1, Chapter 4?

4. How does the author describe President Trump's perceptions of undocumented immigrants in the Prologue?

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

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

7. Why did turning thirty weigh especially heavy on the author?

8. How are the global and national populations of Filipinos laid out by the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

9. How did the author's relationship with his grandparents change during high school?

10. What does the author state most Americans know about the immigration process in his experience?

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