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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 "eye-roll" emojis.
(b) Three "laughing" emojis."
(c) Three "face-palm" emojis.
(d) Three "sad-face" emojis.

4. 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?
(a) Barack Obama's.
(b) Donald Trump's.
(c) Lady Liberty's.
(d) Mike Pence's.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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) Lukeville, Arizona.
(c) Tornillo, Texas.
(d) Otay Mesa, California.

12. What is the title of Chapter 8?
(a) "I Don't Have Those Numbers."
(b) "Very, Very Worried."
(c) "No Way to Link."
(d) "A Significant Increase."

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the general counsel from the Department of Homeland Security that gave legal analysis of the decision memo presented to Secretary Nielsen in June of 2018?

2. 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?

3. What cartel from Guatemala and Mexico did Juan and José fear when they crossed the border in June of 2018?

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

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

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