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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tropical mega-storm was approaching Florida's east coast when Sarah Rodriguez from ICE wrote to Julia Ainsley regarding Operation Mega?
(a) Hurricane Lisa.
(b) Hurricane Andrew.
(c) Hurricane Irma.
(d) Hurricane Katrina.

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, how many children were separated from their parents because of illegal entry into the country between May 5 and June 9, 2018?
(a) Over 1,200.
(b) Over 6,440.
(c) Over 2,300.
(d) Over 3,220.

3. What does "mucho frio" (697) translate to in English?
(a) Very cold.
(b) Very liberated.
(c) Very fine.
(d) Very tired.

4. When did the Supreme Court order the Federal Government to cease most family separations and reunite eligible families, according to the author's timeline in the book's opening?
(a) February, 2018.
(b) March, 2017.
(c) June, 2018.
(d) May, 2017.

5. Who was the Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol's operations division in November of 2017?
(a) Susan Haynie.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Gloria Chavez.
(d) Thomas Homan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Juan taken to be booked into a staging facility after spending three nights detained by Border Patrol at the Yuma station?

2. Who is described as the establishment favorite among Republicans running for President in the 2016 election based on early presidential contests in Chapter 1?

3. What did the author respond with to Kirstjen Nielsen's tweet saying, "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period" (718)?

4. Who was the chief of the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector in June of 2018?

5. What former First Lady published a piece in the Washington Post decrying the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy in June of 2018?

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