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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was José taken after being detained at the Yuma Border Patrol Station?
(a) San Diego, California.
(b) Mesa, Arizona.
(c) Harlingen, Texas.
(d) McAllen, Texas.

2. Who was the assistant chief patrol agent in the Rio Grande Valley Sector that led the tour for the author and other journalists at the CPC in June of 2018?
(a) Carmen Qualia.
(b) Sarah Fabian.
(c) Alexia Rodriguez.
(d) Manuel Padilla.

3. What cartel from Guatemala and Mexico did Juan and José fear when they crossed the border in June of 2018?
(a) Los Zetas.
(b) Jalisco New Generation.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Sinaloa.

4. How old was José when he and his father were detained by U.S. Border Patrol?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. Who was the head of the American Academy of Pediatrics in June of 2018?
(a) Susan Haynie.
(b) Joe Arpaio.
(c) Manuel Padilla.
(d) Colleen Kraft.

6. What did the author describe the ratio of shelter workers to kids as when he went live outside of the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?
(a) 1:6.
(b) 1:10.
(c) 1:8.
(d) 1:4.

7. In Judge Sabraw's order in the ACLU v. Trump administration case regarding immigrant separations, he ordered the reunification of separated children under the age of five with their parents within how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 20.

8. Where was Dana Sabraw serving as a federal judge in late June of 2018?
(a) The Northern District of California.
(b) The Southern District of New York.
(c) The Northern District of Arizona.
(d) The Southern District of California.

9. Where is the Casa Padre shelter located?
(a) Harlingen, Texas.
(b) Brownsville, Texas.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) Mesa, Arizona.

10. What does "CPC" (679) refer to in the narrative?
(a) Capitol Patrol Corps.
(b) Central Patrol Center.
(c) Capitol Processing Center.
(d) Central Processing Center.

11. Who was the press aide to Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen in June of 2018?
(a) Kevin McAleenan.
(b) Sarah Fabian.
(c) Roger Edwards.
(d) Katie Waldman.

12. Who was the general counsel from the Department of Homeland Security that gave legal analysis of the decision memo presented to Secretary Nielsen in June of 2018?
(a) John Mitnick.
(b) Don McGahn.
(c) Carla Provost.
(d) Steven Wagner.

13. Who broke down on air while reporting a breaking story about tender-aged immigrant children being detained after separation in June of 2018?
(a) Lester Holt.
(b) Chris Hayes.
(c) Rachel Maddow.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

14. How many calls per week were the children at the Casa Padre shelter allowed to make to sponsors or family members when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

15. What ages were the "tender aged" classified as by immigration officials, according to the author in Chapter 9?
(a) 1-5.
(b) 1-12.
(c) 5-12.
(d) 5-10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the acting assistant secretary at HHS at the Administration for Children and Families in July of 2018?

2. According to the author in Chapter 8, what street gang started in Los Angeles and was exported to Central America during the Clinton administration?

3. In what news publication did Lindsay Toczylowski write about the experience of standing before an immigration court with her client that caught the author's attention in late June of 2018?

4. What is the title of Chapter 8?

5. What was the official number of separated children as of Commander White's testimony on July 15, 2018?

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