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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 publicly declare his undocumented status?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2009.

2. Who is Peter Perl's wife?
(a) Nina Shapiro.
(b) Patricia Foote.
(c) Mary Moore.
(d) Cheryl Butler.

3. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
(a) Camille.
(b) Rosaline.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Dalisay.

4. What Stevie Wonder song does the author describe playing while driving to appease his anxiety in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "I Just Called to Say I Love You."
(b) "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing."
(c) "Isn't She Lovely."
(d) "Master Blaster."

5. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Arianna Huffington recruit the author to join the Huffington Post?

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

3. When did Rolan move to the U.S.?

4. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?

5. What airline did the author take when he first came to the U.S. from the Philippines?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the author describe as his "first legal American papers" (2) in the Prologue?

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

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

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

6. For what publication did Vargas interview Mark Zuckerberg? How does he describe him?

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

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

9. How is the book structured? How are the chapters set up?

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

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