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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a 2014 article in Politico, how much of our tax dollars have been spent on border and immigration control since 9/11, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) $50 billion.
(b) $75 billion.
(c) $150 billion.
(d) $100 billion.

2. Where was the Indian restaurant that the author organized his thirtieth birthday dinner at?
(a) San Diego.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Portland.

3. By what nickname do the author's family and everyone in the Philippines he knows call him?
(a) Boutista.
(b) Pepeton.
(c) Loloton.
(d) Santos.

4. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 17, "To achieve journalistic 'objectivity,' we sacrifice" what (127)?
(a) Emotional balance.
(b) Care.
(c) Human intimacy.
(d) People's humanity.

5. Who does the author refer to as "two of the country's most anti-immigrant senators" in Part 3, Chapter 1 (178)?
(a) Kathleen Brown and Michael Smith.
(b) Roger Andrews and Mark Stabler.
(c) Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz.
(d) Peter Baker and James Walker.

6. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 11?
(a) "Off the Rails."
(b) "Alone."
(c) "Outlaw."
(d) "Cycle of Loss."

7. Where is Carlos Lozada originally from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) India.
(c) Peru.
(d) Mexico.

8. What is the author's vision of Canada in his imagination wrapped up in, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) The Sweet Hereafter.
(b) Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
(c) Vidodrome.
(d) Anne of Green Gables.

9. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

10. How many people attended the author's thirtieth birthday party?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

11. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) "Outlaw."
(b) "Facing Myself."
(c) "Off the Rails."
(d) "Leaving."

12. Who was the governor of California in 1994?
(a) Len Downie.
(b) Pete Wilson.
(c) Peter Baker.
(d) Don Graham.

13. What percentage of children attending the Crazy Horse School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation live below the poverty line?
(a) 82%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 49%.
(d) 34%.

14. What is the title of Part 3, Chapter 9?
(a) "Thirty."
(b) "Lawyers."
(c) "Alone."
(d) "Facing Myself."

15. Who is the president of the Philippines (as of September, 2020)?
(a) Craig Walker.
(b) Rodrigo Duterte.
(c) Don Graham.
(d) Rufus Jeffris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how many migrants are there estimated to be around the world, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 18?

2. Approximately how many people are estimated to be currently working in the U.S. illegally?

3. When was the author detained by immigration officials?

4. What did President George W. Bush shutter when he created the Department of Homeland Security?

5. Approximately how many people are employed by Customs and Border Protection, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 7?

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