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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. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 13 that reading what "felt like shopping at a grocery store for food I'd never tasted and probably could not afford" (107)?

2. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?

3. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?

4. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story did the author tell his class about his dog Rambo in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. What happened when the author was pulled over in 2008?

3. What are some of the television shows that the author watched in his immersion into American culture, as described in Part 1, Chapter 1? How did they influence him?

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

5. How was the author able to attend college?

6. What led to the author confessing his undocumented status to Mrs. Denny?

7. What led to Vargas writing his first article for the Mountain View Voice?

8. What is the DREAM Act and when was it introduced?

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

10. What realization did Vargas have of his grandmother when they watched The Joy Luck Club together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the narrative style in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. Would you consider the author's writing style as more like a memoir or more journalistic? What are the advantages of this style? How well did you relate to the author's narrative?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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