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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in December of 2017?
(a) Julia Ainsley.
(b) Joe Arpaio.
(c) Francis Cissna.
(d) Tom Homan.

2. When does the author describe landing at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport in "Facts on the Ground"?
(a) February 2, 2018.
(b) March 12, 2017.
(c) June 30, 2018.
(d) May 16, 2017.

3. Who was the Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol's operations division in November of 2017?
(a) Susan Haynie.
(b) Thomas Homan.
(c) Gloria Chavez.
(d) Carla Provost.

4. Where was José from, as described in the Prologue?
(a) Petén, Guatemala.
(b) Juarez, Mexico.
(c) Lima, Peru.
(d) Guatemala City, Guatemala.

5. When was the author hired as an MSNBC correspondent?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2016.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did José's father Juan cross the border both times when he came to work in the U.S., according to the author in the Prologue?

2. When was the Ms. L v. ICE lawsuit filed?

3. What does "FMUA" stand for in the book?

4. According to the "Family Separation and Reunification: Timeline of Key Events" in the book's opening, when did the U.S. DHS Secretary publicly state the DHS might separate families crossing the border without authorization?

5. What does the organization called "KIND" refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the HHS and what is its mission?

2. What is the ACLU and what is its mission?

3. What was Scott Lloyd's stance on abortion for immigrants in custody?

4. What does DACA refer to?

5. Where is the San Ysidro Port of Entry and how is it described?

6. What is the ORR and what is its mission?

7. When, where, and why was the Homestead temporary shelter for migrant children opened?

8. How is Commander Jonathan White's career described by the author?

9. What impressions does the author give of Stephen Miller in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

10. Where are Juan and José originally from? How is this region described?

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