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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. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2009?
2. What trade agreement does the author asserts drove millions of Mexicans out of jobs and led parents to cross borders to be able to feed their children in Part 3, Chapter 6?
3. Who was the governor of California in 1994?
4. How many words was the author's "coming out" article in the New York Times Magazine?
5. When did the U.S. claim victory in the Mexican-American War?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe his "emotional borders" in Part 3, Chapter 3 (187)?
2. Who in his family does the author describe losing prior to his thirtieth birthday in Part 2, Chapter 16?
3. What led to the author's arrest and detainment in 2014?
4. When does the author describe calling ICE in Part 3, Chapter 1? How did they respond?
5. What are some of the many things that an "illegal" cannot do, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 2?
6. Where was the author detained during his arrest in 2014?
7. How does the author compare his "second coming out" with his first "coming out"?
8. When was the author's "coming out" essay published? Where was it published and what reaction did it initially receive?
9. What does the author say of the cost of enforcing our laws and protecting our borders in Part 3, Chapter 7?
10. What was "Operation Gatekeeper" and how successful was it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the "master narrative" and discuss its meaning and origins. Where did this term first emerge for the author? How does it relate to his personal experiences as an undocumented immigrant? How does it apply to other minorities?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the illegal acts that the author confesses to committing in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. What was his first willful illegal act? How do you think you would have acted if you were in the same position? How did the author feel about this act?
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