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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) Peter Baker.
(b) David Remnick.
(c) Len Downie.
(d) Don Graham.

2. Who plays the leading role of the president in The American President?
(a) Jeff Bridges.
(b) Michael Douglas.
(c) Al Pacino.
(d) Alan Alda.

3. Approximately how much money does the state of California collect in taxes from undocumented immigrants?
(a) $2.2 million.
(b) $5.3 billion.
(c) $3.1 billion.
(d) $3.9 million.

4. How old did the author say his mother would turn this year in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) 59.
(b) 72.
(c) 61.
(d) 66.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what airport did the author fly into McAllen?

2. How many people were killed as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

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

4. Where is Carlos Lozada originally from?

5. What did President Bill Clinton launch in 1994 to control the U.S. borders?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who in his family does the author describe losing prior to his thirtieth birthday in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

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