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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. Into what middle school was the author enrolled after arriving in the U.S.?

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

3. When does the author describe interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in Part 2, Chapter 13?

4. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?

5. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say about his relationship with his father in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What books and authors was Vargas introduced to through watching Oprah Winfrey's show?

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

6. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted and repealed? What did it decree?

7. How did the author get his first driver's license?

8. How was the author able to attend college?

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

10. What did the clerk at the DMV tell Vargas when he went to apply for a driver's license at age 16? How did this impact his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does "being an American citizen" mean to you? How has this book influenced your thinking on what citizenship means? What does citizenship NOT mean?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the colonial history of the Philippines. Who first colonized the Philippines? How did this colonization influence culture, economy, and politics of the region? What country took "ownership" of the Philippines after this? How did this influence the country's culture, economy, and politics?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. When were these governmental organizations created? What are their missions? What percentage of the U.S. budget is dedicated to these organizations?

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