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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 66-42.
(c) 90-8.
(d) 78-22.

2. 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) March, 2017.
(d) May, 2018.

3. Who was the acting ICE director in November of 2017?
(a) Paul Ryan.
(b) Scott Lloyd.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Kevin McAleenan.

4. What were the protests called that the author describes marching in and vlogging about in 2005 and 2006 for comprehensive immigration reform?
(a) The BLM Marches.
(b) The Gran Marchas.
(c) The March for Our Lives.
(d) Teh Telagramgate Protests.

5. For what news organization did the author work as a field reporter when he covered the separation of migrant families at the border?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) MSNBC.
(c) Reuters.
(d) CBS News.

6. Who was the head of ICE in December of 2017?
(a) Francis Cissna.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Joe Arpaio.
(d) Tom Homan.

7. Who interviewed General Kelley when he first admitted on air that he was considering child/parent separations at the border in March of 2017?
(a) Jacob Soboroff.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Peter Jennings.

8. Who does the author refer to as his mentor and producer in "Facts on the Ground"?
(a) Julia Ainsley.
(b) Wolf Blitzer.
(c) Peter Jennings.
(d) Mitch Koss.

9. Near what town is the Ursula Border Patrol Central Processing Station located?
(a) McAllen, Texas.
(b) San Diego, California.
(c) Otay Mesa, California.
(d) Lukeville, Arizona.

10. 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) Peter Jennings.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Jacob Soboroff.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

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

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

13. Who instituted a policy in early 2017 that mandated any migrant girl or woman seeking an abortion would require his direct approval?
(a) Kate Steinle.
(b) Tom Price.
(c) Scott Lloyd.
(d) Paul Ryan.

14. For what little-known cable channel was the author working when he crossed the border in 2014 by accident with his producer?
(a) Telemundo.
(b) GreenTV.
(c) Pivot.
(d) Univision.

15. When was the last of the "immigrant crossing" (363) signs taken down by Caltrans?
(a) September, 2017.
(b) April, 2018.
(c) June, 2017.
(d) May, 2017.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Into whose tent city did the author go in Phoenix to understand the man who claimed to be the "original" Trump?

3. How many undocumented immigrants were targeted for deportation in "Operation Mega"?

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

5. When did President Trump issue an Executive Order directing the DHS to detain migrant families together?

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