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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. For what news organization did the author work as a field reporter when he covered the separation of migrant families at the border?
(a) CBS News.
(b) Reuters.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) MSNBC.

2. What does "ORR" refer to in the book?
(a) The Office of Refugee Returns.
(b) The Office of Refugee Reunification.
(c) The Office of Refugee Resettlement.
(d) The Office of Resettlement and Returns.

3. 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?
(a) March, 2017.
(b) May, 2018.
(c) September, 2017.
(d) April, 2016.

4. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2017?
(a) 15,798.
(b) 33,547.
(c) 84,764.
(d) 48,511.

5. Approximately how many people were purported to attend President Obama's first inauguration?
(a) 1.8 million.
(b) 2.3 million.
(c) 1.1 million.
(d) 5.6 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what state did Tom Price serve as a U.S. congressman?

2. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2016?

3. How old was José's father Juan when he first left for the U.S., according to the author in the Prologue?

4. What life-saving arm of the HHS is tasked with preparing and recovering from public health emergencies in the case of a natural disaster?

5. Who is the producer that the author credits with teaching him to be a real reporter in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Donald Trump perceived as an unlikely winner in the 2016 Presidential Election to many?

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

4. What does DOJ refer to, and what is its mission?

5. What does DACA refer to?

6. Who is Kevin McAleenan, and what was his position in February of 2017?

7. How did the "Trump effect" influence immigration between April of 2016 and April of 2017?

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

9. How does the author describe the Trump inauguration in Part One, Chapter 2?

10. Discuss Jacob Soboroff's career. What led him to writing this book?

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