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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The author's first-ever front-page story in the Mountain View Voice was covering a fire on what street?
(a) Willow Street.
(b) Anderson Street.
(c) Chop Street.
(d) Farley Street.

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

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

5. Who was Rich Fischer's longtime assistant?
(a) Mary Moore.
(b) Rufus Jeffris.
(c) Kathleen Brown.
(d) Karen Keefer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what military branch was Uncle Conrad an officer?

2. Who is Peter Perl's wife?

3. From what television show did the author adopt saying "cool beans" (49)?

4. What was the first Hollywood movie that the author saw that starred people who looked anything like his family?

5. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 13 that reading what "felt like shopping at a grocery store for food I'd never tasted and probably could not afford" (107)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inspired the author to come out as gay? When did this happen?

2. When was the Chinese Exclusion Act enacted and repealed? What did it decree?

3. How is the book structured? How are the chapters set up?

4. What is the DREAM Act and when was it introduced?

5. How does the author characterize President Trump's stance on refugees in the Prologue?

6. For what did the author win the Pulitzer Prize? How did he react?

7. Why was the author's mother unable to immigrate to the U.S.?

8. How was the author able to attend college?

9. What led to the author confessing his undocumented status to Mrs. Denny?

10. What shaped the author's perceptions about America before he arrived here? How did he perceive the reality after he arrived?

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