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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 approximate audience for the author's "The Dividing Line" segment on MSNBC in late June of 2018?
(a) Nearly 4.5 million.
(b) Nearly 2.5 million.
(c) Nearly 3.5 million.
(d) Nearly 1.5 million.

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

3. Where was Juan taken to be booked into a staging facility after spending three nights detained by Border Patrol at the Yuma station?
(a) Florence, Arizona.
(b) Baja, California.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) McAllen, Texas.

4. What news organization published the wailing sounds of children separated from their parents at a Border Patrol facility on June 18, 2018?
(a) Buzzfeed.
(b) ProPublica.
(c) MSNBC.
(d) Reuters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the official number of separated children as of Commander White's testimony on July 15, 2018?

2. 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?

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

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)?

5. From whom was the memo that opens Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What restrictions were in place for the journalists that toured the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?

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

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

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

10. How does the author describe the artwork and murals at the Casa Padre shelter when he toured it in June of 2018?

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