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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. How old was the author's mother when she sent him to live in the U.S.?

2. How many times does the author say he has been a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher in Part 2, Chapter 17?

3. What does "miedo" translate to in English?

4. What was the name of the "coming out" article the author published in the New York Times Magazine?

5. Where is Carlos Lozada originally from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author compare his "second coming out" with his first "coming out"?

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

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

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

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

9. Who was the only person to ask the author a question after his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013? What was asked?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 policies of U.S. Immigration during the Obama presidency. How did Obama's administration differ with those before it in terms of deportations and legal immigration? What policies focused on refugees? Does the author have a positive or negative opinion of Obama's immigration policies? Why?

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