View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many people are estimated to be currently working in the U.S. illegally?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 7 million.
(c) 9 million.
(d) 12 million.

2. Where was the busiest land crossing in the world in 1994?
(a) El Paso - Juarez.
(b) McAllen - Reynosa.
(c) San Diego - Tijuana.
(d) Del Rio - Cuidad Acuna.

3. What did the author's father die from?
(a) Prostate cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

4. Annually, approximately how much money do undocumented workers pay to the Social Security Trust Fund?
(a) $3.1 billion.
(b) $42 billion.
(c) $12 billion.
(d) $9.2 billion.

5. Where did the author procure a new driver's license after his Oregon license expired?
(a) Texas.
(b) Nevada.
(c) California.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 3?

2. How many people attended the author's thirtieth birthday party?

3. Where was the author when he was detained by immigration officials?

4. Approximately how many migrants are there estimated to be around the world, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 18?

5. When did the U.S. claim victory in the Mexican-American War?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author compare his "second coming out" with his first "coming out"?

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

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

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

6. What led to the author's arrest and detainment in 2014?

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

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

9. Where was the author detained during his arrest in 2014?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 799 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample