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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 was the author released from detention by immigration officials, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) March 1, 2015.
(b) May 12, 2014.
(c) July 15, 2014.
(d) September 11, 2014.

2. Where did Ryan Eller live when the author met him?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Texas.

3. Approximately how many immigrants were deported in 1996, according to the Migration Policy Institute?
(a) 110,000.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 90,000.

4. Who was the governor of California in 1994?
(a) Pete Wilson.
(b) Peter Baker.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Len Downie.

5. What did the interviewer call the man who brought the author into America in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author refer to as "two of the country's most anti-immigrant senators" in Part 3, Chapter 1 (178)?

2. Who was the magazine editor at Time magazine that the author spoke to about writing a follow-up story to his "coming out" essay in the NYT Magazine?

3. On what date did the author's friend Jake die?

4. What is the name of the fictional president depicted in An American President?

5. At least how many immigration lawyers did the author speak with about writing about his undocumented status, according to the narrative in Part 2, Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe his "emotional borders" in Part 3, Chapter 3 (187)?

2. What does the author say of the cost of enforcing our laws and protecting our borders in Part 3, Chapter 7?

3. What is Define American and when was it founded?

4. What are some of the many things that an "illegal" cannot do, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 2?

5. Who was the only person to ask the author a question after his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013? What was asked?

6. When was the author's "coming out" essay published? Where was it published and what reaction did it initially receive?

7. What did the lawyers that Vargas spoke to before writing his "coming out" essay advise him to do?

8. How is the author's thirtieth birthday party described?

9. When does the author describe calling ICE in Part 3, Chapter 1? How did they respond?

10. What was "Operation Gatekeeper" and how successful was it?

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