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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. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?

2. What does "NTA" refer to, according to the author in the Prologue?

3. Who was the recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?

4. What is the author's mother's name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe his relationship with journalism?

2. What shaped the author's perceptions about America before he arrived here? How did he perceive the reality after he arrived?

3. How does the author characterize President Trump's stance on refugees in the Prologue?

4. How are the global and national populations of Filipinos laid out by the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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

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

7. For what publication did Vargas interview Mark Zuckerberg? How does he describe him?

8. Why was the author's mother unable to immigrate to the U.S.?

9. What humor is found in Vargas's confusion over "The Star Spangled Banner" in Part 1, Chapter 2?

10. For what did the author win the Pulitzer Prize? How did he react?

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 1900-1965. What policies were enacted? What policies were repealed? How did these policies shape the populations of immigrants in the U.S. and perceptions of those immigrants?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. What does family mean to the author? How does Filipino culture generally view family as an element of life? What different "families" did the author develop over time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of radical transparency in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. What does this term mean? How is it demonstrated through the author's actions? What have been the repercussions he has faced as a result of radical transparency?

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