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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Carla Provost.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Steven Wagner.

3. What was Sarah Huckabee Sanders's professional position in June of 2018?
(a) Secretary of Housing and Development.
(b) Secretary of Agriculture.
(c) White House Chief of Staff.
(d) White House Press Secretary.

4. 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) Lukeville, Arizona.
(b) Tornillo, Texas.
(c) Otay Mesa, California.
(d) El Paso, Texas.

5. What did the author describe the ratio of shelter workers to kids as when he went live outside of the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?
(a) 1:10.
(b) 1:4.
(c) 1:6.
(d) 1:8.

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

7. How old was José when he and his father were detained by U.S. Border Patrol?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

8. What is the right wing of the GOP referred to as in Chapter 6?
(a) The Freedom Caucus.
(b) The Bible Caucus.
(c) The Red Jackets.
(d) The Reformers.

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

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

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

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

13. 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?
(a) John Mitnick.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Steven Wagner.
(d) Don McGahn.

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

15. What was the approximate audience for the author's "The Dividing Line" segment on MSNBC in late June of 2018?
(a) Nearly 2.5 million.
(b) Nearly 4.5 million.
(c) Nearly 3.5 million.
(d) Nearly 1.5 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was José taken after being detained at the Yuma Border Patrol Station?

2. 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?

3. What state does Senator Jeff Merkley represent?

4. Who was the executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations on June 23, 2018?

5. Who was the chief of the Border Patrol's Rio Grande Valley sector in June of 2018?

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