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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 told a judge, on July 6, 2018, "I know there was some number that were--at one point were--remained in Marshal Service custody" (826)?

2. What does "CPC" (679) refer to in the narrative?

3. What state does Senator Jeff Merkley represent?

4. 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)?

5. How old was José when he and his father were detained by U.S. Border Patrol?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What charges did Juan receive from Border Patrol after crossing into the U.S.?

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

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

6. How does the author describe the location, size, and scope of the Casa Padre facility when he visited in June of 2018?

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

8. What were the conditions like for Juan while he was detained in Victorville, according to the author in Part One, Chapter 7?

9. Where was Juan and José taken when they were apprehended by Border Patrol? How is this setting described?

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

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

Discuss the narrative of Juan and José's story in the book. Where were Juan and José from? How far did they travel to reach the U.S. border? How did they cross the border? What happened once they were apprehended by Border Patrol?

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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