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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Court.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did the Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18 gangs originate?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Rio.
(d) Los Angeles.

2. After the introduction of the priority juvenile docket, how long were minors seeking immigration relief given to find lawyers?
(a) 21 days.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 21 months.

3. What treaty signed after the Mexican-American War resulted in Mexico losing half its territory to the United States?
(a) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
(b) The Treaty of Dannemora.
(c) The TRIPS agreement.
(d) The Chamizal Convention.

4. How many Central Americans are estimated to ride La Bestia annually?
(a) Two million.
(b) Two hundred thousand
(c) A million.
(d) Half a million.

5. The Barrio 18 members had grown up in the gang culture of what city?
(a) Quito.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of transportation did Luiselli take to the immigration court on the author's first day of work?

2. The person who meets Luiselli and her niece downstairs on the author's first day of work at the New York immigration court introduces the author immediately to two members of what organization?

3. In what borough of New York City is the organization located that provides immigrant children and teenagers with valuable resources?

4. The Mara Salvatrucha 13 gang started as a small coalition of immigrants from what country?

5. Which United States administration created the priority juvenile docket?

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