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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. Who did the author reach out to at the New York Times when the Washington Post decided to kill his "coming out" essay?
(a) David Remnick.
(b) Don Graham.
(c) Peter Baker.
(d) Len Downie.

2. How many times does the author say he has been a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. From what airport did the author fly into McAllen?
(a) The O'Hare International Airport.
(b) The PJK International Airport.
(c) The LAX International Airport.
(d) The JFK International Airport.

4. Who is the president of the Philippines (as of September, 2020)?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Rodrigo Duterte.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

5. What trade agreement does the author asserts drove millions of Mexicans out of jobs and led parents to cross borders to be able to feed their children in Part 3, Chapter 6?
(a) The Columbia Free Trade Agreement.
(b) The North American Free Trade Agreement.
(c) The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement.
(d) The Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement

Short Answer Questions

1. Annually, approximately how much money do undocumented workers pay to the Social Security Trust Fund?

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 4?

3. When was the author detained by immigration officials?

4. What percentage of children attending the Crazy Horse School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation live below the poverty line?

5. How many words was the author's "coming out" article in the New York Times Magazine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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