Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Test | Final Test - Hard

Vargas, Jose Antonio
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen Test | Final Test - Hard

Vargas, Jose Antonio
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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. When did the author meet Jake at the Goggle headquarters, according to his narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

2. Where did Jake grow up, according to the narrative in Part 3, Chapter 3?

3. Where is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located?

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

5. Who led ICE in 2011?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What led to the author's arrest and detainment in 2014?

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

7. How does the author describe his "emotional borders" in Part 3, Chapter 3 (187)?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the "master narrative" and discuss its meaning and origins. Where did this term first emerge for the author? How does it relate to his personal experiences as an undocumented immigrant? How does it apply to other minorities?

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 radical transparency in Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen. What does this term mean? How is it demonstrated through the author's actions? What have been the repercussions he has faced as a result of radical transparency?

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