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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1952, how much was United Fruit paying employees?
(a) 20 cents a day.
(b) 25 cents a day.
(c) 50 cents a day.
(d) 75 cents a day.

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

3. When did Vides Casanova arrive in Miami with an American visa?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1991.

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

5. How many civilians were killed by El Savadoran State security force in 1980?
(a) 111.
(b) 159.
(c) 320.
(d) 281.

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

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

8. By the early 1990s, how many gang-related killings made up all the homicides in Los Angeles County?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 2/3.

9. In 1989, how much nonmilitary aid did Congress agree to give the Contras monthly until February 1990?
(a) $3.7 million.
(b) $4.5 million.
(c) $1.4 million.
(d) $2 million.

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

11. From what news paper were reporters from who showed up when Hutchison and another activist arrived at the border to bring a group of Salvadorans across?
(a) The San Diego Union-Tribune.
(b) Arizona Daily Star.
(c) The Sacramento Bee.
(d) Phoenix New Times.

12. In 1991, how many Spanish-speaking police officers were in D.C.?
(a) 82.
(b) Not quite 70.
(c) About 100.
(d) 35.

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

14. How long might Oscar Romero's Sunday sermons last?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 1 1/2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of Romagoza's siblings move to the U.S.?

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

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

5. In the mid-1980s, how many members of the sanctuary movement were in the U.S.?

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