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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When does the author describe landing at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport in "Facts on the Ground"?
2. What tropical mega-storm was approaching Florida's east coast when Sarah Rodriguez from ICE wrote to Julia Ainsley regarding Operation Mega?
3. When did the Supreme Court order the Federal Government to cease most family separations and reunite eligible families, according to the author's timeline in the book's opening?
4. What is the largest land border crossing in the world?
5. For what news organization did Julia Ainsley leave Reuters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the OFO and what are its objectives?
2. Discuss Jacob Soboroff's career. What led him to writing this book?
3. What does DOJ refer to, and what is its mission?
4. What led Juan to cross the U.S. border illegally with his son?
5. What bombshell story did Lomi Kriel break in the Houston Chronicle in November of 2017?
6. Briefly describe John Kelly's career. What was his position within the Trump administration?
7. What is the HHS and what is its mission?
8. Who is Kevin McAleenan, and what was his position in February of 2017?
9. What is the ACLU and what is its mission?
10. In what ways does the author explore the word "separated" in his opening Author's Note?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of social media during the Trump administration. How did Trump's reliance on social media change his presidency from those prior to it? Why do you think Trump relied on social media to reach his constituents? Do you think Twitter and Facebook were justified in banning Trump? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy and what it meant for migrants attempting to cross the border into the United States. How did the policy lend to the separation of families? How did this policy affect detainments at the borders? What became of this policy?
Essay Topic 3
How does author Jacob Soboroff employ irony in Separated: Inside an American Tragedy? What aspects of irony relate to the border wall? How does irony apply to the mural in the Casa Padre children's shelter? How do these and other examples of irony serve the narrative?
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