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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After police violence on August 1, 1988, in South Central Los Angeles, how many adults and children were left homeless?
(a) 15 adults and 14 children.
(b) 10 adults and 12 children.
(c) 14 adults and 16 children.
(d) 9 adults and 13 children.

2. In the spring of 1981 how many people were estimated to be living in the U.S. without legal documentation?
(a) Around 5 million.
(b) Between 3 and 6 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 8 million.

3. When Romagoza was captured in 1980 at Chalatenango, how many days was he interrogated?
(a) 11.
(b) 32.
(c) 24.
(d) 18.

4. What career had Juan Romagoz planned to pursue before he became a doctor?
(a) Priest.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Politician.
(d) Engineer.

5. What generic last name did Romagoza use when he first arrived in the U.S.?
(a) Rodriguez.
(b) Lopez.
(c) Aguilar.
(d) Perez.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did El Salvadoran agricultural laborers stage an insurrection against the nation's coffee-growing elite?

2. When was John Fife introduced to the El Salvadoran crisis?

3. How many civilians were killed by El Savadoran State security force in 1980?

4. In 1980 in what city were all the nuns and priests said to be in league with the gurrillas?

5. When Alexander Haig became secretary of state under Reagan, what countries concerned him the most as related to the spread of communism?

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