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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the author's father?
(a) Ricardo Salvas Vargas.
(b) Thomas Homan Vargas.
(c) Emilio Vargas.
(d) Jose Lito Vargas.

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

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

4. How many miles over the speed limit did the officer say the author was driving when he pulled him over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. When does the author describe interviewing Mark Zuckerberg in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) March 23, 2009.
(b) May 30, 2011.
(c) September 13, 2015.
(d) August 6, 2010.

6. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) Louisiana.

7. Where is Maria Gabriela Pacheco originally from?
(a) Costa Rica.
(b) Spain.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Ecuador.

8. What was the name of Rich Fischer's wife?
(a) Sheri.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Mary.
(d) MIchelle.

9. What does "NTA" refer to, according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) Notice to Appear.
(b) Naturalization Transit Access.
(c) National Transient Agency.
(d) National Tobacco Agency.

10. Where do the upper-class suburbanits live in the musical Ragtime?
(a) Harlem, New York.
(b) Tidesville, Oklahoma.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) New Rochelle, New York.

11. Who was the first American student that ever spoke to the author?
(a) Thomas Homan.
(b) Kathleen Brown.
(c) Ryan Brown.
(d) Pete Wilson.

12. When did the author's maternal grandparents move to the U.S.?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1988.

13. What is the author's mother's name?
(a) Rosanna Salinas.
(b) Camille Salinas.
(c) Emelie Salinas.
(d) Natalie Salinas.

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

15. When was the Indian Citizenship Act, granting Native Americans citizenship?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1928.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 11?

2. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?

3. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?

4. Where was the digital newsroom for the Washington Post located when the author began creating online videos to accompany his feature stories?

5. When did the author apply for a paid summer internship at the Philadelphia Daily News?

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