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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Homestead temporary shelter for migrant children first opened?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2011.

2. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2017?
(a) 15,798.
(b) 84,764.
(c) 48,511.
(d) 33,547.

3. What organization brought the case against the Trump Administration to reunite separated families?
(a) Amnesty International.
(b) Human Rights Watch.
(c) KIND.
(d) The ACLU.

4. What does "ORR" refer to in the book?
(a) The Office of Refugee Reunification.
(b) The Office of Refugee Resettlement.
(c) The Office of Resettlement and Returns.
(d) The Office of Refugee Returns.

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

6. How many undocumented people received protected status in the U.S. under DACA?
(a) 689,000.
(b) 567,000.
(c) 169,000.
(d) 259,000.

7. Who did Stephen Miller describe as having been killed in San Francisco by a "five-time deported illegal immigrant" in the author's narrative in Chapter 1?
(a) Kate Steinle.
(b) Roger Edwards.
(c) Sarah Fabian.
(d) Mitch Koss.

8. 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) May, 2017.
(b) February, 2018.
(c) June, 2018.
(d) March, 2017.

9. What life-saving arm of the HHS is tasked with preparing and recovering from public health emergencies in the case of a natural disaster?
(a) AMWAR.
(b) FEMA.
(c) NOCA.
(d) ASPR.

10. Where has NBC News Los Angeles been based since 2014?
(a) Sony Pictures Studios.
(b) Paramount Pictures Studios.
(c) Universal Studios Hollywood.
(d) Warner Brothers Studios.

11. 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.

12. What does "ICE" refer to in the book?
(a) Integration of Coordinated Enforcement.
(b) Immigration and Criteria Enforcement.
(c) Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(d) Intelligence Communications Enforcement.

13. What does "FMUA" stand for in the book?
(a) Federal Municipal Urban Association.
(b) Federal Minor Unification Association.
(c) Family Unit Apprehensions.
(d) Federal Migratory Underage Act.

14. For what news organization did Julia Ainsley leave Reuters?
(a) CNN.
(b) CBS News.
(c) FOX News.
(d) NBC News.

15. In October of 2016, how many children were separated from their parents out of nearly 7,500 sent to ORR?
(a) 88.
(b) 12.
(c) 22.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection in November of 2017?

2. Who was the head of ICE in December of 2017?

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

4. Who was the acting Chief of the Border Patrol in November of 2017?

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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