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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the Refugee Act was passed in March of 1980, roughly how many asylum seekers arrived in the U.S. yearly?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 2,500.
(d) 1,000.

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

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

4. By 1976, oft he 500 immigration appllications the staff at Manzo Area Council processed, how many were successfully submitted?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

5. What family address could Vides Casanova list on his application for an American green card?
(a) Port Orange, Florida?
(b) Pensacola, Florida.
(c) Palm Coast. Florida.
(d) Crescent Beach, Florida.

6. How many people involved in the Arizona sanctuary movement were indicted on January 14, 1985?
(a) 34.
(b) 22.
(c) 16.
(d) 11.

7. In the summer of 1981, how many asylum applications Fife and Corbett filed with the INS were rejected?
(a) One-third.
(b) All.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) Half.

8. How old was Romagoz's grandfather when he died of a heart attack?
(a) 61.
(b) 52.
(c) 54.
(d) 68.

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

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

11. 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) After 2013.
(d) 2015.

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

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

14. Where was Ernesto (Satan) Deras's battalion in El Salvador trained by Americans?
(a) Fort Riley.
(b) Fort Rucker.
(c) Fort Bragg.
(d) Fort Benning.

15. How often were gubernatorial elections held in Arkansas?
(a) Every 2 years.
(b) Every 3 years.
(c) Every 4 years.
(d) Every 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disease did Corbett have that caused poor health and pain?

3. In 1989, how much nonmilitary aid did Congress agree to give the Contras monthly until February 1990?

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?

5. What was the minimum wage in Mexico City in the early 1970s?

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