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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. What did President George W. Bush shutter when he created the Department of Homeland Security?

2. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 4?

3. On what date did the author's friend Jake die?

4. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2010?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. How is the author's thirtieth birthday party described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the influences of television, film, theater, and music on the author as he immersed himself into American culture. What shows/films/plays/musicals did he watch? How did they shape his perspective? What kinds of music did the author listen to? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the author's arrest and detention in McAllen, Texas. When did the arrest and detention take place? Where was the author held? For hold long was he held? Why was he released?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of immigration policies in the United States from 1900-1965. What policies were enacted? What policies were repealed? How did these policies shape the populations of immigrants in the U.S. and perceptions of those immigrants?

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