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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author do when he was pulled over in Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) He urinated himself.
(b) He had a nervous breakdown.
(c) He threw up.
(d) He called his grandfather.

2. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 repealed?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1925.

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) MySpace.
(b) Facebook.
(c) YouTube.
(d) Twitter.

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

5. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 11?
(a) "Campaign 2008."
(b) "Facing Myself."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Thirty."

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

7. By what name did the author call his grandmother as a child?
(a) Mamaw.
(b) Momo.
(c) Lolo.
(d) Lola.

8. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Camille.
(c) Rosaline.
(d) Dalisay.

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

10. When did the author leave the Philippines to come to the U.S.?
(a) June 3, 1992.
(b) August 1, 1993.
(c) April 23, 1993.
(d) September 1, 1992.

11. How old was the author when he first interviewed Mark Zuckerberg?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 32.
(d) 24.

12. What is the title of Part 2, Chapter 14?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Thirty."
(c) "Facing Myself."
(d) "Campaign 2008."

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

14. Who was the recruiter for the Washington Post when the author earned an internship there in late 2002?
(a) Cheryl Butler.
(b) Jim Strand.
(c) Craig Walker.
(d) Patricia Foote.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author first learn that his green card was fake?

2. In what state was the author located when he was pulled over for speeding in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

4. Where did Maria Gabriela Pacheco grow up?

5. What California ballot initiative sought to ban "illegal" people from using public services in 1994?

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