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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 California ballot initiative sought to ban "illegal" people from using public services in 1994?
(a) Proposition AB-5.
(b) Proposition 232.
(c) Proposition 56.
(d) Proposition 187.

2. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

3. What did Gail Wade teach at a nearby middle school?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) French.

4. What was the name of the author's childhood dog?
(a) Fufi.
(b) Rambo.
(c) Ted.
(d) Pete.

5. Who introduced the author to Mark Zuckerberg at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2007?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Patricia Foote.
(c) Teresa Moore.
(d) Donald Graham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the venture capitalist that created the scholarship program that allowed the author to attend college?

2. What book of Toni Morrison's did the author read in eighth grade as part of the book club that moved him greatly?

3. Who was the chairman of the Washington Post Company when the author began his two-year internship there?

4. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?

5. Who was the author's speech and debate coach in high school?

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