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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Don McGahn.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Carla Provost.

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

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

5. 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) 5-10.
(d) 5-12.

6. 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) Reuters.
(d) Buzzfeed.

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

8. 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) 30.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

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

13. What is the name of the nonprofit organization that ran the Casa Padre shelter in June, 2018?
(a) Northern Light.
(b) Eastern Horizon.
(c) Southwest Key.
(d) Western Sky.

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

15. San Luis Rio Colorado is a Mexican border city directly across from what U.S. city?
(a) Mesa, Arizona.
(b) San Luis, Arizona.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) El Paso, Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nonprofit law firm was Lindsay Toczylowski the executive director of in June of 2018?

2. 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?

3. How old was José when he and his father were detained by U.S. Border Patrol?

4. 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?

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?

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