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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1991, how many Salvadorans and Guatemalans were allowed to remain in the U.S. and reapply for asylum?
(a) 230,000.
(b) About 180,000.
(c) 175,000.
(d) Some 300,000.

2. When Barack Obama took office in 2009, how many asylum cases were in backlog?
(a) Half a million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) Quarter of a million.
(d) 2 million.

3. How many survived the massacre at El Mozote on December 11, 1981, led by Domingo Monterrosa?
(a) 16.
(b) 78.
(c) 1.
(d) 52.

4. How long did Romagoza have to work at the restaurant in Mexico in order to save money for his siblings and their families to escape El Salvador?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 30 months.
(d) A year.

5. When Fife became a coyote, what was the punishment for every "alien" (68) he helped cross the border?
(a) $1,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.
(b) $5,000 fine and up to 8 years in prison.
(c) $2,000 fine and up to 5 years in prison.
(d) $3,000 fine and up to 2 years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Juan Romagoza's daughter when he escaped his captors?

2. In 1984 how many troops did the Salvadoran military have boosted by $1 million from the U.S.?

3. What generic last name did Romagoza use when he first arrived in the U.S.?

4. What career had Juan Romagoz planned to pursue before he became a doctor?

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

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