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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What was printed on Melania Trump's jacket when she toured the shelter at McAllen on June 21, 2018 (772)?
(a) "HOW DID WE GET HERE?"
(b) "I REALLY DON'T CARE. DO U?"
(c) "SILENCE."
(d) "HELP THE CHILDREN."

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

4. Where was Juan moved after Victorville on June 20, 2018?
(a) Houston.
(b) McAllen.
(c) Adelanto.
(d) San Ysidro.

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

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

7. Who was the president of MSNBC in June of 2018?
(a) Phil Griffin.
(b) Susan Haynie.
(c) Steven Wagner.
(d) Carla Provost.

8. What news organization published the wailing sounds of children separated from their parents at a Border Patrol facility on June 18, 2018?
(a) ProPublica.
(b) MSNBC.
(c) Buzzfeed.
(d) Reuters.

9. 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) Moana.
(b) Snow White.
(c) Frozen.
(d) The Lady and the Tramp.

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

11. 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) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 30.

12. Who was the acting assistant secretary at HHS at the Administration for Children and Families in July of 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) John Mitnick.
(c) Julia Ainsley.
(d) Thomas Homan.

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

14. 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) March 12, 2017.
(b) February 2, 2018.
(c) July 2, 2018.
(d) January 20, 2017.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Whose image was printed on the mural that said, "Sometimes losing a battle you find a new way to win the war" (606) at the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What is the name of the nonprofit organization that ran the Casa Padre shelter in June, 2018?

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