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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many died in El Salvador on November 11, 1989, during the FMLN offensive?
(a) 13,000.
(b) 27,000.
(c) 43,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When did a different population from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, begin traveling to the U.S. to seek asylum?

3. Where did Romagoza go after being in Los Angeles for three months?

4. When did Reagan sign the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) into law?

5. How many civilians were killed by El Savadoran State security force in 1980?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of people were were coming to the U.S. from Cuba in 1980?

2. How did Eddie Anzora and his family come to the U.S.?

3. How did the population of Salvadorans living in Los Angeles and U.S. change during the Salvadoran civil war?

4. In the early 1960s, who controlled 90% of El Salvador's wealth?

5. What permanent damage did Romagoza experience after his incarceration?

6. Why did students like Juan Romagoza bring information to Archbishop Oscar Romero?

7. Who was indicted in the Arizona sanctuary movement, and what were the charges?

8. How did Victoria Anzora support her family?

9. Who was Ramon Dagoberto Quinones, and what role did he play in helping Salvadorans?

10. What were three categories refugees could fall into?

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