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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 8 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first Hollywood movie that the author saw that starred people who looked anything like his family?
(a) That Thing Called Tadhana.
(b) The Joy Luck Club.
(c) One More Chance.
(d) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

2. What literary device stands out in the following sentence from Part 2, Chapter 10: "Since the beginning of my journalism career, there was no escaping the fact that I was lying about myself so I could survive in a profession dependent on truth-telling" (97)?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Irony.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

3. The author's father was one of how many children?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

4. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 24.

5. What languages did the author speak with his grandparents and uncle at home after he moved in with them?
(a) Tagalog or Sambali.
(b) Spanish or English.
(c) Japanese or English.
(d) Malay or Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?

2. The author was a part of a team that wrote covering on what incident, earning them the Pulitzer Prize?

3. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?

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

5. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?

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