2. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?
(a) Mr. Zehner.
(b) Mr. Anderson.
(c) Mr. Waters.
(d) Mr. Kimble.

3. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 250,000.

4. Into what middle school was the author enrolled after arriving in the U.S.?
(a) Mountain View Middle School.
(b) Rose Hill Middle School.
(c) Crittenden Middle School.
(d) Jackson Middle School.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduced the author to Mark Zuckerberg at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2007?

2. Who suggested to the author that he get an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?

3. What literary device stands out in the following sentence from Part 2, Chapter 10: "Since the beginning of my journalism career, there was no escaping the fact that I was lying about myself so I could survive in a profession dependent on truth-telling" (97)?

4. The author's father was one of how many children?

5. How old was Mark Zuckerberg when the author first interviewed him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author characterize President Trump's stance on refugees in the Prologue?

3. How did the author forge his way into political reporting at the Post?

4. What did Vargas learn about green cards in science class in Part 1, Chapter 6?

5. How did the author get his first driver's license?

6. What are some of the television shows that the author watched in his immersion into American culture, as described in Part 1, Chapter 1? How did they influence him?

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

8. What does the author say about his relationship with his father in Part 1, Chapter 1?

9. What humor is found in Vargas's confusion over "The Star Spangled Banner" in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer keys)

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