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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 1 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the student newspaper at Mountain View High School when the author was attending?
(a) The Crystal.
(b) The Oracle.
(c) The Daily Alert.
(d) The Chronicle.

2. What is the worldwide Filipino population, according to the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) 125 million.
(b) 115 million.
(c) 1 billion.
(d) 67 million.

3. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?
(a) Lolo.
(b) Lola.
(c) Papa.
(d) Popo.

4. When did the author leave the Philippines to come to the U.S.?
(a) September 1, 1992.
(b) August 1, 1993.
(c) June 3, 1992.
(d) April 23, 1993.

5. How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) 6 million.
(b) 20 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 11 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?

2. Who suggested to the author that he get an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?

3. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?

4. Who was the first American student that ever spoke to the author?

5. Who was the author's social studies teacher when the O.J. Simpson verdict came out?

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