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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 15 - 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote A Nation of Immigrants?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Len Downie.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Walter Cronkite.

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

3. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
(a) Dalisay.
(b) Rosaline.
(c) Camille.
(d) Eleanor.

4. Where is Carlos Lozada originally from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Peru.
(c) India.
(d) Mexico.

5. What is the name of the author's father?
(a) Thomas Homan Vargas.
(b) Jose Lito Vargas.
(c) Emilio Vargas.
(d) Ricardo Salvas Vargas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the author's childhood dog?

2. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?

3. 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?

4. Where is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located?

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

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