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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the author arrive at the Washington Post to take on his two-year internship after college?
(a) June 2, 2002.
(b) April 2, 2005.
(c) June 2, 2004.
(d) March 3, 2003.

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

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

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

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

7. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) "Facing Myself."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Campaign 2008."
(d) "Off the Rails."

8. 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)?
(a) Kathleen Brown.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Pete Wilson.
(d) Ryan Brown.

9. Who once wrote, "The problem with living outside the law is that you no longer have its protection" (73)?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Teresa Moore.
(c) Jim Strand.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

10. For approximately how long were the Philippine islands ruled by Spanish colonialists?
(a) 150 years.
(b) 420 years.
(c) 370 years.
(d) 250 years.

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

12. What book of Toni Morrison's did the author read in eighth grade as part of the book club that moved him greatly?
(a) Sula.
(b) Song of Solomon.
(c) The Bluest Eye.
(d) Beloved.

13. Who was the top editor for the Mountain View Voice when the author began his internship there?
(a) Teresa Moore.
(b) Rufus Jeffris.
(c) Pete Wilson.
(d) Craig Walker.

14. Where were the author's maternal grandparents from originally?
(a) Cebu City.
(b) Iba.
(c) Makati.
(d) Baguio.

15. What Stevie Wonder song does the author describe playing while driving to appease his anxiety in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "Master Blaster."
(b) "I Just Called to Say I Love You."
(c) "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing."
(d) "Isn't She Lovely."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the author's choir teacher in high school?

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

3. By what name did the author call his grandfather as a child?

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

5. How many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the United States, according to the author in the Prologue?

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