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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 was the recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?
2. Into what middle school was the author enrolled after arriving in the U.S.?
3. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
4. How old was the author when his parents sent him to live with his grandparents in the U.S.?
5. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?
2. 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?
3. What does the author state most Americans know about the immigration process in his experience?
4. Why did turning thirty weigh especially heavy on the author?
5. What is the DREAM Act and when was it introduced?
6. How does the author briefly describe the colonial history of the Philippine islands in Part 1, Chapter 5?
7. 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?
8. How did the author's relationship with his grandparents change during high school?
9. What does the author describe as his "first legal American papers" (2) in the Prologue?
10. What happened when the author was pulled over in 2008?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 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?
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