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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who was the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in December of 2017?
(a) Joe Arpaio.
(b) Julia Ainsley.
(c) Tom Homan.
(d) Francis Cissna.

7. 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) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arizona.

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

9. How far is Otay Mesa, California from the San Ysidro Port of Entry?
(a) 6 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 23 miles.
(d) 90 miles.

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

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

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

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

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

15. According to the "Family Separation and Reunification: Timeline of Key Events" in the beginning of the book, when did the El Paso sector of the CBP implement policies resulting in increased family separations?
(a) March, 2017.
(b) July, 2017.
(c) May, 2018.
(d) September, 2017.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interviewed General Kelley when he first admitted on air that he was considering child/parent separations at the border in March of 2017?

2. When was the last of the "immigrant crossing" (363) signs taken down by Caltrans?

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

4. Who is the producer that the author credits with teaching him to be a real reporter in Chapter 2?

5. 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?

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