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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the initials "DACA" refer to?
(a) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
(b) Defendant of Alien Child Arrivals.
(c) Deputy of Alien Childhood Arrivals.
(d) Defense for Active Childhood Arrivals.

4. 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) 5,556.
(b) 1,967.
(c) 2,326.
(d) 6,255.

5. On what date was recreational marijuana first available on the market in California?
(a) June, 2018.
(b) September, 2017.
(c) May, 2017.
(d) January, 2018.

6. What is the Latinx population in Los Angeles, as of the time the author wrote this book?
(a) Almost 60%.
(b) Almost 50%.
(c) Almost 40%.
(d) Almost 30%.

7. 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?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Houston Chronicle.
(d) The Seattle Tribune.

8. For what state did Tom Price serve as a U.S. congressman?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Texas.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Georgia.

9. 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?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

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

11. How many undocumented immigrants were targeted for deportation in "Operation Mega"?
(a) 9,450.
(b) 8,400.
(c) 6,300.
(d) 2,330.

12. In October of 2017, how many children sent to ORR were separated from their parents out of less than 3,000 cases?
(a) 91.
(b) 16.
(c) 84.
(d) 75.

13. In her breaking news story about separations at the border in November of 2017, Lomi Kriel was able to identify how many separation cases?
(a) 32.
(b) 59.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

14. When was the "prevention through deterrence" enforcement policy officially named as such?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1994.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what date does Chapter 1 open?

4. How many estimated undocumented immigrants were living in the U.S. when Trump threatened to create a "deportation force" to expel them?

5. Who succeeded in winning Colorado's delegates against Donald Trump in 2016?

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