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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. What did the author score on his driving test in Oregon?
2. When did the author's aunt Florie move to America?
3. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?
4. Who led the after-school book club that the author attended in eighth grade?
5. Who was the top editor for the Mountain View Voice when the author began his internship there?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How did the author's grandparents feel about him moving to Washington, DC to work at the Washington Post? Why?
3. What was Peter Perl's position at the Post when the author was doing his two-year internship there? Why did the author turn to Perl about his citizenship situation?
4. What led to Vargas writing his first article for the Mountain View Voice?
5. What happened when the author was pulled over in 2008?
6. How does the author describe his relationship with journalism?
7. Why was the author's mother unable to immigrate to the U.S.?
8. What did Vargas learn about green cards in science class in Part 1, Chapter 6?
9. What inspired the author to come out as gay? When did this happen?
10. How did the author get his first driver's license?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the author's arrest and detention in McAllen, Texas. When did the arrest and detention take place? Where was the author held? For hold long was he held? Why was he released?
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
Describe and analyze three examples of irony in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. How does the author employ dramatic irony in the work? Is verbal irony employed? What situational irony is seen? What are the effects of these examples?
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