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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. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 9?

3. What is the central theme in Part 3, Chapter 11?

4. How many people were killed as a result of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

5. When did the author meet Jake at the Goggle headquarters, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the many things that an "illegal" cannot do, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. When does the author describe calling ICE in Part 3, Chapter 1? How did they respond?

3. When was the author's "coming out" essay published? Where was it published and what reaction did it initially receive?

4. What was "Operation Gatekeeper" and how successful was it?

5. Where was the author detained during his arrest in 2014?

6. What led to the author's arrest and detainment in 2014?

7. Who in his family does the author describe losing prior to his thirtieth birthday in Part 2, Chapter 16?

8. What is Define American and when was it founded?

9. What does the author say of the cost of enforcing our laws and protecting our borders in Part 3, Chapter 7?

10. What did the lawyers that Vargas spoke to before writing his "coming out" essay advise him to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of ambition and rebellion in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. How do these themes develop through the author's actions in the narrative? Against what did the author rebel? Why did he rebel?

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 author's media appearances since his first "coming out" essay in the New York Times Magazine. On what media outlets has he been a guest? What does he remark about these experiences? How have these experiences shaped the author's perspectives?

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