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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. According to the author in "Facts on the Ground," at least how many kids have been taken from their parents since the summer of 2017?
(a) 6,255.
(b) 2,326.
(c) 1,967.
(d) 5,556.

2. What is the online documents portal of the federal court system called?
(a) RO112.
(b) PACER.
(c) ROGO.
(d) AMNO.

3. According to the "Family Separation and Reunification: Timeline of Key Events" in the book's opening, when did the U.S. DHS Secretary publicly state the DHS might separate families crossing the border without authorization?
(a) April, 2016.
(b) September, 2017.
(c) May, 2018.
(d) March, 2017.

4. How many miles of the U.S.-Mexico border are in Texas?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 490.
(c) 680.
(d) 1,900.

5. Who was the Reuters reporter that broke the news of the Trump administration revisiting an Obama-era family separation proposal in March of 2017?
(a) Jacob Soboroff.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Peter Jennings.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the largest land border crossing in the world?

2. Who was President Obama's second and final secretary of homeland security?

3. Where was José from, as described in the Prologue?

4. According to the "Family Separation and Reunification: Timeline of Key Events" in the beginning of the book, when did the El Paso sector of the CBP implement policies resulting in increased family separations?

5. What was the settlement agreement known as in the case between the ACLU and the Obama administration regarding the detention of undocumented immigrants?

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