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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the deputy assistant director in ICE's custody management division in June of 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) Phil Griffin.
(c) Carla Provost.
(d) Claire Trickler-McNulty.

2. What Disney film were some of the children watching at the Casa Padre shelter when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) Frozen.
(b) The Lady and the Tramp.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Moana.

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

4. In the memo that opens Chapter 9, James De La Cruz wrote that the primary task was to reconnect every single separated child in their network of care to his or her detained parent by the close of the business day on what date?
(a) January 20, 2017.
(b) July 2, 2018.
(c) February 2, 2018.
(d) March 12, 2017.

5. 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) 20%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 50%.

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

7. What did Juan refer to the cold jail cells as when he was taken by Border Patrol?
(a) Hermosas.
(b) Hieleras.
(c) Grotillas.
(d) Drogas.

8. 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?
(a) The Texas Tribune.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

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

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

11. The day after the author toured the Casa Padre facility, MSNBC broke the news that a temporary influx center was potentially going to be erected where?
(a) El Paso, Texas.
(b) Otay Mesa, California.
(c) Lukeville, Arizona.
(d) Tornillo, Texas.

12. Where was Juan taken to be booked into a staging facility after spending three nights detained by Border Patrol at the Yuma station?
(a) McAllen, Texas.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Florence, Arizona.
(d) Baja, California.

13. What state does Senator Jeff Merkley represent?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Washington.

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) Laura Bush.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. Who appointed Judge Dana Sabraw?

3. The federal prison in Victorville is said to house over how many inmates in Chapter 6?

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

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

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