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Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2016?
(a) 33,547.
(b) 90,345.
(c) 84,764.
(d) 48,511.

4. What does the organization called "KIND" refer to?
(a) Kids in Need of Defense.
(b) Kids' Initiative for National Defense.
(c) Kindness in Needed Defense.
(d) Kids in Necessary Detainment.

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

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

7. When was the author hired as an MSNBC correspondent?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2009.

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

9. When was Donald Trump's inauguration to the U.S. Presidency?
(a) April 8, 2016.
(b) February 2, 2018.
(c) January 20, 2017.
(d) May 16, 2017.

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

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

12. Who was the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection in November of 2017?
(a) Scott Lloyd.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Susan Haynie.
(d) Kevin McAleenan.

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

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

15. What was the vote that confirmed John Kelly as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after Trump took office?
(a) 66-42.
(b) 88-11.
(c) 78-22.
(d) 90-8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner in February of 2017?

2. Who was the Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol's operations division in November of 2017?

3. Who was the senior producer at Dateline that wrote to the author regarding a trip to the border and separations on January 17, 2018?

4. For what little-known cable channel was the author working when he crossed the border in 2014 by accident with his producer?

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

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