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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the late 1990s, what percent of all the cocaine that reached the U.S. passed through Guatemala?
(a) 90%.
(b) 95%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 80%.

2. Between May and September 2018, how many children did the government plan to separate from their parents at the border?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 26,000.
(c) 9,800.
(d) 1,500.

3. Eventually how much of El Salvador's population would be living in the U.S.?
(a) One eighth.
(b) One fifth.
(c) About a third.
(d) Almost a quarter.

4. When was homicide investigator Jose Merida Escobar gunned down and shot four times in the face?
(a) August 1991.
(b) June 1991.
(c) November 1990.
(d) December 1990.

5. Between October 2013 and September 2014, how many children arrived unaccompanied at the border?
(a) About 58,000.
(b) Nearly 69,000.
(c) 45,000.
(d) 79,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. During public protests over the 2017 election, how many demonstrators were killed by security forces?

2. Where was Ernesto (Satan) Deras's battalion in El Salvador trained by Americans?

3. When did Myrna Mack's murder trial begin?

4. How long was Elena Sandoval held captive by her ex-boyfriend, Carlos?

5. By midnight November 27, 2017, by how many points was Salvador Nasralla leading in the Honduran national elections?

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