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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2016?
(a) 84,764.
(b) 48,511.
(c) 33,547.
(d) 90,345.

2. Who interviewed General Kelley when he first admitted on air that he was considering child/parent separations at the border in March of 2017?
(a) Peter Jennings.
(b) Jacob Soboroff.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Julia Ainsley.

3. Where did José's father Juan cross the border both times when he came to work in the U.S., according to the author in the Prologue?
(a) California.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

4. By how many votes was Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed as the Trump administration's second secretary of Homeland Security?
(a) 62-37.
(b) 75-24.
(c) 69-32.
(d) 80-19.

5. Who is described as the establishment favorite among Republicans running for President in the 2016 election based on early presidential contests in Chapter 1?
(a) Roger Edwards.
(b) Paul Ryan.
(c) Ted Cruz.
(d) Jeb Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "the government lawyer who later became famous for arguing migrant kids don't need blankets or toothbrushes" (xvii), according to the author in his opening notes?

2. Who is the producer that the author credits with teaching him to be a real reporter in Chapter 2?

3. Into whose tent city did the author go in Phoenix to understand the man who claimed to be the "original" Trump?

4. How many social workers were available to the children at the CPC facility that the author toured with other journalists in June of 2018?

5. When does the author describe landing at the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport in "Facts on the Ground"?

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