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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. What is the largest land border crossing in the world?

2. Who was the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services in September of 2017?

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

4. Where has NBC News Los Angeles been based since 2014?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does DACA refer to?

2. What was "Operation Mega"?

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

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

5. Briefly describe John Kelly's career. What was his position within the Trump administration?

6. How is Commander Jonathan White's career described by the author?

7. How did the legalization of recreational marijuana impact immigration and drug trafficking?

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

9. How far and long was Juan and José's journey to the U.S. border? Where did they reach the border?

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 importance of immigration policy for U.S. voters in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections. How did immigration policy rank among voters for importance in each election? How much did this issue influence the elections? Do you think this topic has become more important or less to voters? Why?

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

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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