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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. What was the official number of separated children as of Commander White's testimony on July 15, 2018?
(a) 1,790.
(b) 2,905.
(c) 1,535.
(d) 2,551.

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?
(a) 20%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 40%.

3. In the memo that opens Chapter 9, James De La Cruz wrote that the primary task was to reconnect every single separated child in their network of care to his or her detained parent by the close of the business day on what date?
(a) January 20, 2017.
(b) March 12, 2017.
(c) February 2, 2018.
(d) July 2, 2018.

4. Who was the regional director for BCFS in July of 2018?
(a) John Mitnick.
(b) Andrew Carter.
(c) John Mitnick.
(d) Steven Wagner.

5. In what news publication did Lindsay Toczylowski write about the experience of standing before an immigration court with her client that caught the author's attention in late June of 2018?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Texas Tribune.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the White House Counsel that prepared Trump's Executive Order to end family separations at the border?

3. What news organization published the wailing sounds of children separated from their parents at a Border Patrol facility on June 18, 2018?

4. What is the right wing of the GOP referred to as in Chapter 6?

5. Where was Dana Sabraw serving as a federal judge in late June of 2018?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Katie Waldman and what role did she play in the Trump administration?

2. What was the public response to the author's reporting on his tour of Casa Padre in June of 2018?

3. What were the social media reactions of former First Ladies in response to the child separations in June of 2018?

4. What were the conditions like for Juan while he was detained in Victorville, according to the author in Part One, Chapter 7?

5. Where was José transported after his initial detention at the border?

6. How does the author describe the location, size, and scope of the Casa Padre facility when he visited in June of 2018?

7. What charges did Juan receive from Border Patrol after crossing into the U.S.?

8. Who is Lindsay Toczylowski and for what organization was she working in June of 2018?

9. Where was Juan and José taken when they were apprehended by Border Patrol? How is this setting described?

10. According to the author's presentation of events, who was most responsible for getting Trump to reverse his separation policy? Why?

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