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

2. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?
(a) Mr. Dingall.
(b) Mrs. Carson.
(c) Mr. Gedge.
(d) Mrs. Denny.

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 recruiter for the Seattle Times when the author applied there in 2002?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Patricia Foote.
(c) Cheryl Butler.
(d) Teresa Moore.

5. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?

3. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?

4. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?

5. How old was the author when he applied for an entry-level job at the San Francisco Chronicle?

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