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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1992, according to the police, how many of the looters who were arrested were Latino?
(a) 61%.
(b) 76%.
(c) 39%.
(d) 48%.

2. Where was Keldy's sister working when Keldy crossed the border with Erick and Patrick?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

3. In 1981, what percent of the Guatemalan population was Indigenous Maya?
(a) 55.
(b) 45.
(c) 75.
(d) 60.

4. In December 2006, how many people did ICE team arrest in a single operation at meat-packing plants in six states?
(a) 800.
(b) Not quite 1,500.
(c) 975.
(d) Almost 1,300.

5. When did basketball star, Len Bias, died of a cocaine overdose?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1986.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Doris Meissner when she arrived in Washington, D.C.?

2. In 1991, how many Spanish-speaking police officers were in D.C.?

3. After 12 years of fighting in El Salvador, what percent of civilians who had survived the civil war lived in the U.S.?

4. In the summer of 1981, how many asylum applications Fife and Corbett filed with the INS were rejected?

5. In the fall of 1981, how much money did the National Security Council agree to give in economic aid to governments in Central America and the Caribbean?

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