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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note, Prologue, and Part One, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Donald Trump's inauguration to the U.S. Presidency?
(a) January 20, 2017.
(b) May 16, 2017.
(c) April 8, 2016.
(d) February 2, 2018.

2. What was the vote that confirmed John Kelly as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after Trump took office?
(a) 88-11.
(b) 90-8.
(c) 78-22.
(d) 66-42.

3. When did President Trump issue an Executive Order directing the DHS to detain migrant families together?
(a) May, 2017.
(b) June, 2018.
(c) March, 2017.
(d) February, 2018.

4. On what date does Chapter 1 open?
(a) April 30, 2016.
(b) February 2, 2018.
(c) April 8, 2016.
(d) March 12, 2017.

5. When does the author describe landing at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport in "Facts on the Ground"?
(a) May 16, 2017.
(b) March 12, 2017.
(c) June 30, 2018.
(d) February 2, 2018.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who succeeded in winning Colorado's delegates against Donald Trump in 2016?

2. Who does the author refer to as his mentor and producer in "Facts on the Ground"?

3. For what news organization did the author work as a field reporter when he covered the separation of migrant families at the border?

4. Who is the producer that the author credits with teaching him to be a real reporter in Chapter 2?

5. Where did José's father Juan cross the border both times when he came to work in the U.S., according to the author in the Prologue?

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