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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Author's Note, Prologue, and Part One, Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Joe Arpaio.
(b) Sarah Fabian.
(c) Kevin McAleenan.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

2. How many miles of the U.S.-Mexico border are in Texas?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 490.
(c) 680.
(d) 1,900.

3. What is the online documents portal of the federal court system called?
(a) RO112.
(b) ROGO.
(c) AMNO.
(d) PACER.

4. When was Donald Trump's inauguration to the U.S. Presidency?
(a) February 2, 2018.
(b) May 16, 2017.
(c) January 20, 2017.
(d) April 8, 2016.

5. When did the Supreme Court order the Federal Government to cease most family separations and reunite eligible families, according to the author's timeline in the book's opening?
(a) March, 2017.
(b) June, 2018.
(c) May, 2017.
(d) February, 2018.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to the author in "Facts on the Ground," at least how many kids have been taken from their parents since the summer of 2017?

3. According to the "Family Separation and Reunification: Timeline of Key Events" in the beginning of the book, when did the El Paso sector of the CBP implement policies resulting in increased family separations?

4. Who was the Reuters reporter that broke the news of the Trump administration revisiting an Obama-era family separation proposal in March of 2017?

5. For what state did Tom Price serve as a U.S. congressman?

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