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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. In what field did Uncle Rolan work when the author first moved to the U.S.?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Nursing.
(d) Accounting.

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

3. In the coverage that won the author and his team the Pulitzer Prize, his contribution was an interview with a key eyewitness that he reached because he knew how to use what?
(a) YouTube.
(b) Facebook.
(c) MySpace.
(d) Twitter.

4. Who was the chairman of the Washington Post Company when the author began his two-year internship there?
(a) Len Downie.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Craig Walker.

5. How many times had the author seen his father in his life when he first moved to the U.S.?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement that told Congress, "If you are in this country illegally, you should be uncomfortable, you should look over your shoulder, and you need to be worried" (2)?

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

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

5. How old was the author when his parents sent him to live with his grandparents in the U.S.?

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