Question 1

Promise Boys

7 A major point within the book is that people are NOT the . stereotypes that society has placed upon them. What are examples of stereotypes found in the book? How did the characters prove that they were not those stereotypes?

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Question 2

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What does the author describe as his "first legal American papers" (2) in the Prologue?

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Question 3

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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

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Question 4

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

How does the author describe President Trump's perceptions of undocumented immigrants in the Prologue?

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Question 5

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What does the author state most Americans know about the immigration process in his experience?

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Question 6

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What does the author say this book is about (and not about) in the Prologue?

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Question 7

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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

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Question 8

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How does Vargas describe the day he departed the Philippines? How old was he?

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Question 9

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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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Question 10

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With whom did Vargas live upon arriving in America? How are these individuals described?

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Question 11

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How is Lola Florie described in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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Question 12

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What does the author say about his relationship with his father in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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Question 13

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What humor is found in Vargas's confusion over "The Star Spangled Banner" in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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Question 14

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What story did the author tell his class about his dog Rambo in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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Question 15

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How does the author describe the racial and ethnic makeup of Crittenden Middle School in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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Question 16

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What did Mrs. Wakefield say to Vargas about his race in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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Question 17

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

How are the global and national populations of Filipinos laid out by the author in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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Question 18

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

How does the author briefly describe the colonial history of the Philippine islands in Part 1, Chapter 5?

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Question 19

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What are the three options one had to get to America from Zambales at the time that Vargas's grandparents immigrated?

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Question 20

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What did Vargas learn about green cards in science class in Part 1, Chapter 6?

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Question 21

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

What did the clerk at the DMV tell Vargas when he went to apply for a driver's license at age 16? How did this impact his life?

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Question 22

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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

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Question 23

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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

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Question 24

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What are some of the movies that the author watched in his immersion into American culture, as described in Part 1, Chapter 1? What did he think of them?

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Question 25

Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen

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?

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