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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the pretty girl in class that told the author "You don't really look Filipino" (17)?
2. Over how many Filipino soldiers fought against the Japanese in World War II?
3. Who is Peter Perl's wife?
4. The author's father was one of how many children?
5. Where in California did the author move to live with his grandparents?
Short Essay Questions
1. What books and authors was Vargas introduced to through watching Oprah Winfrey's show?
2. What humor is found in Vargas's confusion over "The Star Spangled Banner" in Part 1, Chapter 2?
3. What are some of the television shows that the author watched in his immersion into American culture, as described in Part 1, Chapter 1? How did they influence him?
4. What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?
5. How did the author's relationship with his grandparents change during high school?
6. What is the DREAM Act and when was it introduced?
7. What does the author say this book is about (and not about) in the Prologue?
8. What high school teacher got Vargas into journalism? Why?
9. How did the author get his first driver's license?
10. How is the book structured? How are the chapters set up?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss immigration policies and perceptions of immigrants during the presidency of Donald Trump. How has Trump's platform approached the topic of immigration? What policies are in place regarding refugees? How has public opinion regarding immigration changed during the Trump administration?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the history of immigration policies in the United States from 1965-2016. What federal law was enacted in 1965 regarding immigration and how did this affect discrimination against particular groups of immigrants? How did these policies enable the author's family members to immigrate to the U.S.? What changed so that the author was unable to immigrate legally?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of homelessness in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. What does the author mean in the Prologue when he says that this book is about homelessness? In what ways did this sense of homelessness shape the author? How did it contribute to his feelings of isolation?
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