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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. What company first developed the silicon semiconductor devices that gave Silicon Valley its name?
(a) Qualcomm.
(b) Toshiba.
(c) Texas Instruments.
(d) Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory.

2. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Karen Keefer.
(c) Pat Hyland.
(d) Pete Wilson.

3. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Texas.

4. Who was the Republican incumbent in the 1994 race for California governor?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Kathleen Brown.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Ryan Brown.

5. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?
(a) Popo.
(b) Lola.
(c) Lolo.
(d) Papa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?

3. What did the author's grandfather changed his name to from Teofilo after becoming a legal U.S. citizen?

4. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?

5. Into what neighborhood of Manila did the author and his mother move after his grandparents left for the U.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say this book is about (and not about) in the Prologue?

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

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

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

5. What musical was the author moved by when watching the 1998 Tony Awards? Why?

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

7. 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?

8. How was the author able to attend college?

9. What are the three options one had to get to America from Zambales at the time that Vargas's grandparents immigrated?

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

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