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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. Where did the author's uncle Conrad fly in from to attend the author's thirtieth birthday dinner?
(a) San Diego.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Portland.

2. Where is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Oklahoma.

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

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

5. When was the author detained by immigration officials?
(a) January, 2013.
(b) September, 2014.
(c) July, 2014.
(d) November, 2014.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Fire Next Time?

2. About how old was the author the last time he saw his father?

3. How old was the author as he wrote Part 3, Chapter 12?

4. Who was the governor of California in 1994?

5. Who was the editor of The New Yorker that was uninterested in publishing the author's essay on coming out as an undocumented immigrant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was the only person to ask the author a question after his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2013? What was asked?

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

7. Who in his family does the author describe losing prior to his thirtieth birthday in Part 2, Chapter 16?

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

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

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

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