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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. What is the estimated undocumented population in Montana, according to the author in Part 2, Chapter 17?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 10,000.

2. Who does "Pac Man" refer to in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Don Graham.
(b) Craig Walker.
(c) Manny Pacquiao.
(d) Peter Baker.

3. What led to the death of the author's maternal grandfather (Lolo)?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Colon cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Leukemia.

4. Approximately how many people are estimated to be currently working in the U.S. illegally?
(a) 9 million.
(b) 7 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 12 million.

5. Approximately how many people were deported by ICE in 2010?
(a) 427,000.
(b) 250,000.
(c) 393,000.
(d) 520,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the busiest land crossing in the world in 1994?

2. According to the SSA, unauthorized workers have paid approximately how much into the fund over the past decade?

3. The author states in Part 2, Chapter 17, "To achieve journalistic 'objectivity,' we sacrifice" what (127)?

4. Who did the author reach out to at the New York Times when the Washington Post decided to kill his "coming out" essay?

5. What is the central theme in Part 3, Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was the author detained during his arrest in 2014?

2. How does the author compare his "second coming out" with his first "coming out"?

3. What did the lawyers that Vargas spoke to before writing his "coming out" essay advise him to do?

4. What are some of the many things that an "illegal" cannot do, according to the author in Part 3, Chapter 2?

5. When does the author describe calling ICE in Part 3, Chapter 1? How did they respond?

6. What was "Operation Gatekeeper" and how successful was it?

7. What does the author say of the cost of enforcing our laws and protecting our borders in Part 3, Chapter 7?

8. When was the author's "coming out" essay published? Where was it published and what reaction did it initially receive?

9. How is the author's thirtieth birthday party described?

10. What is Define American and when was it founded?

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