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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 the author leave the Philippines to come to the U.S.?
(a) June 3, 1992.
(b) September 1, 1992.
(c) April 23, 1993.
(d) August 1, 1993.

2. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Off the Rails."
(c) "Campaign 2008."
(d) "Facing Myself."

3. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?
(a) Tagalog or Sambali.
(b) Japanese or English.
(c) Spanish or English.
(d) Malay or Spanish.

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 When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?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

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

2. Who was the top editor for the Mountain View Voice when the author began his internship there?

3. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?

5. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's grandparents feel about him moving to Washington, DC to work at the Washington Post? Why?

2. What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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

4. What is the "Master Narrative" and where did this term originate?

5. 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?

6. What story did the author tell his class about his dog Rambo in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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 When was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted and repealed?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

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

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

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

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