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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the primary anchor of NBC Nightly News in June of 2018?
(a) Lester Holt.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Steven Wagner.
(d) Phil Griffin.

2. How old did the author describe the boys being housed at the Casa Padre shelter as being in June of 2018?
(a) 10-17.
(b) 5-10.
(c) 15-17.
(d) 5-15.

3. Who was the chief programs officer and legal counsel at Casa Padre when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) Alexia Rodriguez.
(b) Kate Steinle.
(c) Tom Price.
(d) Carla Provost.

4. Who was the White House Counsel that prepared Trump's Executive Order to end family separations at the border?
(a) Carla Provost.
(b) Phil Griffin.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Steven Wagner.

5. Who was the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at HHS on June 21, 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) Dr. Robert Kadlec.
(c) Carla Provost.
(d) Don McGahn.

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

7. Who told a judge, on July 6, 2018, "I know there was some number that were--at one point were--remained in Marshal Service custody" (826)?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) John Mitnick.
(c) Sarah Fabian.
(d) John Mitnick.

8. 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) Alexia Rodriguez.
(c) Manuel Padilla.
(d) Sarah Fabian.

9. How many bedrooms were there in the Casa Padre shelter when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) 255.
(b) 159.
(c) 313.
(d) 410.

10. Who was the Today show's primary national correspondent in June of 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) Phil Griffin.
(c) Craig Melvin.
(d) Carla Provost.

11. What does "mucho frio" (697) translate to in English?
(a) Very cold.
(b) Very liberated.
(c) Very fine.
(d) Very tired.

12. 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 "laughing" emojis."
(c) Three "eye-roll" emojis.
(d) Three "sad-face" emojis.

13. What was the official number of separated children as of Commander White's testimony on July 15, 2018?
(a) 1,535.
(b) 2,551.
(c) 1,790.
(d) 2,905.

14. What former First Lady published a piece in the Washington Post decrying the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy in June of 2018?
(a) Barbara Bush.
(b) Michelle Obama.
(c) Hillary Clinton.
(d) Laura Bush.

15. According to the author in Chapter 7, how many children were separated from their parents because of illegal entry into the country between May 5 and June 9, 2018?
(a) Over 6,440.
(b) Over 3,220.
(c) Over 1,200.
(d) Over 2,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children were being housed at Casa Padre when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?

2. What was the approximate audience for the author's "The Dividing Line" segment on MSNBC in late June of 2018?

3. What does "CPC" (679) refer to in the narrative?

4. What did Juan refer to the cold jail cells as when he was taken by Border Patrol?

5. What ages were the "tender aged" classified as by immigration officials, according to the author in Chapter 9?

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