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

2. What Disney film were some of the children watching at the Casa Padre shelter when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) Snow White.
(b) The Lady and the Tramp.
(c) Frozen.
(d) Moana.

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

4. Who told a judge, on July 6, 2018, "I know there was some number that were--at one point were--remained in Marshal Service custody" (826)?
(a) John Mitnick.
(b) Sarah Fabian.
(c) John Mitnick.
(d) Steven Wagner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Judge Sabraw's order in the ACLU v. Trump administration case regarding immigrant separations, he ordered the reunification of separated children under the age of five with their parents within how many days?

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. Who was the primary anchor of NBC Nightly News in June of 2018?

4. When is Father's Day celebrated in Guatemala?

5. What does "mucho frio" (697) translate to in English?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jeff Merkley's association with the Casa Padre facility?

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

3. When was the Trump administration's family separation policy officially adopted, and when did it end? What did it mandate?

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

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

6. What was notable about First Lady Melania Trump's visit to the border on June 21, 2018?

7. What was the capacity and population at Casa Padre when Soboroff toured the facility in June of 2018? What were the implications of this?

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

9. Where was Juan transported after his first detainment by the border?

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

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