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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author's godmother?

2. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?

3. Who was the principal at Mountain View High School when the author attended?

4. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?

5. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What high school teacher got Vargas into journalism? Why?

2. With whom did Vargas live upon arriving in America? How are these individuals described?

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

4. What inspired the author to come out as gay? When did this happen?

5. How is Lola Florie described in Part 1, Chapter 1?

6. What musical was the author moved by when watching the 1998 Tony Awards? Why?

7. What does the author state most Americans know about the immigration process in his experience?

8. What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of immigration policies in the United States from 1965-2016. What federal law was enacted in 1965 regarding immigration and how did this affect discrimination against particular groups of immigrants? How did these policies enable the author's family members to immigrate to the U.S.? What changed so that the author was unable to immigrate legally?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of journalism to Jose Vargas. When did the author become interested in pursuing a career in journalism? What about this field drew him? How has his career progressed over time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influences of television, film, theater, and music on the author as he immersed himself into American culture. What shows/films/plays/musicals did he watch? How did they shape his perspective? What kinds of music did the author listen to? Why?

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