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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 printed on Melania Trump's jacket when she toured the shelter at McAllen on June 21, 2018 (772)?
(a) "I REALLY DON'T CARE. DO U?"
(b) "SILENCE."
(c) "HOW DID WE GET HERE?"
(d) "HELP THE CHILDREN."

2. What cartel from Guatemala and Mexico did Juan and José fear when they crossed the border in June of 2018?
(a) Los Zetas.
(b) Juarez.
(c) Jalisco New Generation.
(d) Sinaloa.

3. 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) 15-17.
(c) 5-10.
(d) 5-15.

4. 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) Baja, California.
(c) Florence, Arizona.
(d) New York, New York.

5. What does "mucho frio" (697) translate to in English?
(a) Very tired.
(b) Very fine.
(c) Very liberated.
(d) Very cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. What state does Senator Jeff Merkley represent?

3. According to the author in Chapter 7, how many children were separated from their parents because of illegal entry into the country between May 5 and June 9, 2018?

4. San Luis Rio Colorado is a Mexican border city directly across from what U.S. city?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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