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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapters 1 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) 22.
(b) 17.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

2. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1959.

3. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Campaign 2008."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Facing Myself."

4. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

5. Who suggested to the author that he get an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?
(a) Jim Strand.
(b) Teresa Moore.
(c) Mary Moore.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did David Hoffman go to lunch with the author after he had written a story about video games being the rock and roll of the war in Iraq?

2. What did the author score on his driving test in Oregon?

3. Who is Gail Wade's daughter that was one of the author's closest friends?

4. Who was Karen Willemsen's father-in-law that lived in Portland in 2003?

5. 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?

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