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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Keldy's sister working when Keldy crossed the border with Erick and Patrick?

2. In 2017, how many Haitians lost temporary protected status even though the lived in the U.S. since a 2010 earthquake?

3. When did Eddie Anzora marry?

4. When did Trump agree to cancel DACA?

5. Where did Victoria Anzora's brother Lito live in El Salvador?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Trump signed a travel ban after taking office?

2. What devastation was caused by Hurricane Mitch in Honduras?

3. Why were Guatemalans who came to the U.S. often dismissed as economic migrants?

4. What was Brentwood High School like?

5. What were the government rules for how to treat immigrant children at the border?

6. What did Juliana Ramirez remember about her father's death?

7. What job had Juan Romagoza dreamed of having since medical school, and how did he finally get that job?

8. How did the Mack family come to live in Guatemala?

9. What was the village like where Trump spoke on a Thursday morning in April 2016?

10. What was it like for Eddie Anzora when he and his brother arrived in El Salvador?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonathan Blitzer is a journalist and a writer who has won numerous awards for his writing. He is also a staff writer at The New Yorker. How and why did Blitzer write Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here?

Essay Topic 2

Keldy Mabel Gonzales Brebe de Zuniga was separated from her sons when she crossed the border because of the El Paso pilot program. In what ways did the El Paso pilot program use family separation as a deterrence strategy, and how are those methods revealed through Keldy’s experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Myrna Mack Chang was an anthropologist who studied displaced indigenous peoples. Why was Myrna murdered?

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