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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the Cubans who came to the U.S. in 1980, about how many had criminal records?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

3. In 1976, how long was Romagoz interred in Guatemala?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

5. When did El Salvadoran agricultural laborers stage an insurrection against the nation's coffee-growing elite?
(a) April 11, 1955.
(b) February 5, 1928.
(c) March 19, 1941.
(d) January 22, 1932.

6. When did federal officers raid the offices of the Manzo Area Council?
(a) August 1976.
(b) April 1976.
(c) July 1976.
(d) January 1976.

7. When did Jose Rosales give a signed and sworn affidavit to officials in San Mateo, California?
(a) Fall 1981.
(b) Summer 1981.
(c) Spring 1981.
(d) Winter 1981.

8. How much did Congress give Reagan in 1984 when he warned of the consequences of Communist subversion in Central America?
(a) $100 million.
(b) $200 million.
(c) $115 million.
(d) $170 million.

9. When did Reagan sign the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) into law?
(a) November 6, 1986.
(b) October 17, 1986.
(c) December 11, 1986.
(d) September 9, 1986.

10. How old was Juan Romagoza's daughter when he escaped his captors?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 7 months.

11. What was the minimum wage in Mexico City in the early 1970s?
(a) $3 a day.
(b) $4 a day.
(c) $6 a day.
(d) $5 a day.

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

13. 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) 30 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) A year.

14. In 1984, how many Salvadorans and Guatemalan asylum seekers were being rejected?
(a) 80 and 84 percent.
(b) 50 and 58 percent.
(c) 70 and 73 percent.
(d) 98 and 99 percent.

15. When did a different population from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, begin traveling to the U.S. to seek asylum?
(a) 2012.
(b) Around 2014.
(c) 2015.
(d) After 2013.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many chapters across the U.S. did The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) have in the U.S.?

2. In 1980, how many more Haitians landed at American ports than in the 1970s?

3. What cities declared in March 1985, that they were sanctuary jurisdictions?

4. In 1952, how much was United Fruit paying employees?

5. In Chapter 12, when did 60 Minutes devote a segment to asylum?

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