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

2. How many children were being housed at Casa Padre when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) 1,233.
(b) 898.
(c) 1,497.
(d) 954.

3. The day after the author toured the Casa Padre facility, MSNBC broke the news that a temporary influx center was potentially going to be erected where?
(a) Tornillo, Texas.
(b) Otay Mesa, California.
(c) El Paso, Texas.
(d) Lukeville, Arizona.

4. How old did the author describe the boys being housed at the Casa Padre shelter as being in June of 2018?
(a) 10-17.
(b) 5-15.
(c) 5-10.
(d) 15-17.

5. Who broke down on air while reporting a breaking story about tender-aged immigrant children being detained after separation in June of 2018?
(a) Rachel Maddow.
(b) Wolf Blitzer.
(c) Lester Holt.
(d) Chris Hayes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the approximate audience for the author's "The Dividing Line" segment on MSNBC in late June of 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. What did the author respond with to Kirstjen Nielsen's tweet saying, "We do not have a policy of separating families at the border. Period" (718)?

4. What ages were the "tender aged" classified as by immigration officials, according to the author in Chapter 9?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the immigrant child separation numbers like between May 5 and June 9, 2018? How was this comparable to the previous year?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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