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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. 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) July 2, 2018.
(b) March 12, 2017.
(c) February 2, 2018.
(d) January 20, 2017.

2. Where was Dana Sabraw serving as a federal judge in late June of 2018?
(a) The Northern District of Arizona.
(b) The Northern District of California.
(c) The Southern District of California.
(d) The Southern District of New York.

3. Who was the president of MSNBC in June of 2018?
(a) Steven Wagner.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Phil Griffin.
(d) Susan Haynie.

4. Who was the executive associate director for Enforcement and Removal Operations on June 23, 2018?
(a) Matthew Albence.
(b) Steven Wagner.
(c) Don McGahn.
(d) Carla Provost.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nonprofit organization that ran the Casa Padre shelter in June, 2018?

2. Who broke down on air while reporting a breaking story about tender-aged immigrant children being detained after separation in June of 2018?

3. 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?

4. What is the title of Chapter 9?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What orders did Judge Dana Sabraw issue in June of 2018?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Los Zetas and how did it influence Juan's journey to the U.S. border?

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