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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 Marcelo Lucero, a 37-year-old who had been murdered by teens in 2008, from?

2. On June 28, 2007, how many immigrants would receive legal status if the U.S. Senate voted for a comprehensive immigration reform bill?

3. How much older was Keldy's husband, Mino Zuniga, than she?

4. In 2018, what deadlines were set for the administration to reunite immigrant children with their parents?

5. How much were Generals Vides Cassanova and Garcia ordered to pay in damages to Romagoza?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Elena Sandoval escape from her ex-boyfriend, Carlos?

2. What was the INS reform agenda as lead by Doris Meissner in 1993?

3. Why did the elections in Honduras need to be a success story in 2017?

4. Who were the Dreamers, and what promises were made to them?

5. What business did Eddie start in 2016?

6. What type of evidence might be used to determine if a high school student was a gang member?

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 30, why did the Salvadoran government plead with the U. S. ambassador and officials at the State Department to slow deportations or institute screening?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eddie Anzora was a Salvadoran immigrant who was brought to the U.S. as a child to escape violence in his home country. Romagoza was a Salvadoran doctor who was brutally tortured, leaving him with permanent injuries. How did El Salvador’s civil war and its aftermath shape the lives and choices of both Eddie and Romagoza?

Essay Topic 2

The Arizona Sanctuary Movement provided shelter, food, and legal assistance to refugees, despite being illegal. Why did the sanctuary movement believe helping refugees was more important than any legal penalties they might receive?

Essay Topic 3

The U.S. began deporting many criminals and gang members to El Salvador and other Central American countries. How did U.S. immigration policies to deport criminals and gang members create challenges for Central American countries?

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