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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 was the Border Patrol deputy chief of the San Diego sector that toured the author along the border wall prototypes in Otay Mesa in October of 2017?

2. Who was the acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner in February of 2017?

3. Who is described as the establishment favorite among Republicans running for President in the 2016 election based on early presidential contests in Chapter 1?

4. What is the online documents portal of the federal court system called?

5. For what little-known cable channel was the author working when he crossed the border in 2014 by accident with his producer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bombshell story did Lomi Kriel break in the Houston Chronicle in November of 2017?

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

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

4. What is the ORR and what is its mission?

5. Where is the San Ysidro Port of Entry and how is it described?

6. In what ways does the author explore the word "separated" in his opening Author's Note?

7. What was "Operation Mega"?

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

9. What was Scott Lloyd's stance on abortion for immigrants in custody?

10. How did the "Trump effect" influence immigration between April of 2016 and April of 2017?

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 dangers that migrants face in crossing the U.S. border. What risks do individuals and families face just reaching the border? What are the crime statistics for those migrating from Central America? How many rapes, murders, etc. take place along the border?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss President Biden's current immigration policies. What is the status of child detentions in the U.S.? What led to the surge of unaccompanied minors at the border? How did the U.S. government respond to this surge?

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