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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the chief of Border Patrol that posted "Get the facts on Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification from people in the know" (800) in late June of 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Carla Provost.
(d) Don McGahn.

2. What is the right wing of the GOP referred to as in Chapter 6?
(a) The Reformers.
(b) The Bible Caucus.
(c) The Freedom Caucus.
(d) The Red Jackets.

3. Who was the chief of the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector in June of 2018?
(a) Alexia Rodriguez.
(b) Roger Edwards.
(c) Manuel Padilla.
(d) Sarah Fabian.

4. When is Father's Day celebrated in Guatemala?
(a) June 17.
(b) June 11.
(c) June 30.
(d) May 12.

5. How many social workers were available to the children at the CPC facility that the author toured with other journalists in June of 2018?
(a) 10.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

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

7. Who appointed Judge Dana Sabraw?
(a) Donald Trump.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Barack Obama.
(d) George W. Bush.

8. When the author went on Chris Hayes to report live from Casa Padre, he claimed that what percentage of the children inside were separated from parents because of illegal border crossings?
(a) 40%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 20%.

9. 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) 20.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

10. What was Sarah Huckabee Sanders's professional position in June of 2018?
(a) Secretary of Agriculture.
(b) White House Press Secretary.
(c) Secretary of Housing and Development.
(d) White House Chief of Staff.

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

12. According to the author in Chapter 8, what street gang started in Los Angeles and was exported to Central America during the Clinton administration?
(a) Mara Salvatucha.
(b) MS-13.
(c) Barrio 18.
(d) 18th Street Gang.

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

14. Who was the executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations on June 23, 2018?
(a) Matthew Albence.
(b) Steven Wagner.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Carla Provost.

15. What did the author respond with to Kirstjen Nielsen's tweet saying, "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period" (718)?
(a) Three "face-palm" emojis.
(b) Three "sad-face" emojis.
(c) Three "laughing" emojis."
(d) Three "eye-roll" emojis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "mucho frio" (697) translate to in English?

2. How old did the author describe the boys being housed at the Casa Padre shelter as being in June of 2018?

3. Who was the press representative from the Administration for Children and Families that spoke when the author toured the facility at Casa Padre in June of 2018?

4. Where was Juan moved after Victorville on June 20, 2018?

5. 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?

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