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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapter 8 - Part Three, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) "Very, Very Worried."
(b) "No Way to Link."
(c) "A Significant Increase."
(d) "I Don't Have Those Numbers."

2. Who was the acting Chief of the Border Patrol in November of 2017?
(a) Scott Lloyd.
(b) Susan Haynie.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Carla Provost.

3. Who broke down on air while reporting a breaking story about tender-aged immigrant children being detained after separation in June of 2018?
(a) Chris Hayes.
(b) Rachel Maddow.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Lester Holt.

4. What is the largest land border crossing in the world?
(a) The Laredo Port of Entry.
(b) The Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
(c) The San Ysidro Port of Entry.
(d) The El Paso Port of Entry.

5. Who is the producer that the author credits with teaching him to be a real reporter in Chapter 2?
(a) Peter Jennings.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Mitch Koss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization brought the case against the Trump Administration to reunite separated families?

2. For what state did Tom Price serve as a U.S. congressman?

3. For what news organization was Lomi Kriel working when she broke the news that the Trump administration was following through on separation policy in November of 2017?

4. Who was the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services in September of 2017?

5. When was the author hired as an MSNBC correspondent?

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