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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. Who does the author refer to as his mentor and producer in "Facts on the Ground"?

2. When was the "prevention through deterrence" enforcement policy officially named as such?

3. What do the initials "DACA" refer to?

4. On what date was recreational marijuana first available on the market in California?

5. When was the last of the "immigrant crossing" (363) signs taken down by Caltrans?

Short Essay Questions

1. When, where, and why was the Homestead temporary shelter for migrant children opened?

2. What position on immigration did Donald Trump promote during his presidential campaign?

3. What does DOJ refer to, and what is its mission?

4. How does the author connect his trip to Greenland with immigration?

5. How did Agent Rogelio Martinez's death play into American perceptions of immigration?

6. What does KIND stand for? What is its mission?

7. What is the OFO and what are its objectives?

8. What was proposed at the meeting on February 14, 2017, as described by the author in Part One, Chapter 2?

9. What is the DREAM Act?

10. Where are Juan and José originally from? How is this region described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the changes in U.S. immigration policy between the Obama and Trump administrations. How many deportations took place under each administration? What policies were enacted or dissolved during each administration? How did these numbers influence those seeking to cross the border illegally?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of journalism and the news media in its coverage of issues like immigration, migrant family separations, and detentions. How did the author's coverage of detention centers bring about public outcry to the conditions migrants faced? What other reporters leveled their focus on the border and the fates of those crossing it? What public figures and celebrities stood up to enact change?

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