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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what state did Tom Price serve as a U.S. congressman?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Virginia.

2. In her breaking news story about separations at the border in November of 2017, Lomi Kriel was able to identify how many separation cases?
(a) 59.
(b) 18.
(c) 22.
(d) 32.

3. 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?
(a) 1,967.
(b) 6,255.
(c) 2,326.
(d) 5,556.

4. 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) New Mexico.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Texas.

5. What was the vote that confirmed John Kelly as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after Trump took office?
(a) 90-8.
(b) 78-22.
(c) 66-42.
(d) 88-11.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what news organization was Lomi Kriel working when she broke the news that the Trump administration was following through on separation policy in November of 2017?

2. How old was José's father Juan when he first left for the U.S., according to the author in the Prologue?

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

4. Who interviewed General Kelley when he first admitted on air that he was considering child/parent separations at the border in March of 2017?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the "Trump effect" influence immigration between April of 2016 and April of 2017?

2. What was proposed at the meeting on February 14, 2017, as described by the author in Part One, Chapter 2?

3. Where are Juan and José originally from? How is this region described?

4. Who is Kevin McAleenan, and what was his position in February of 2017?

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

6. What does DACA refer to?

7. What does ICE refer to and what is its objectives?

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

9. What is the ACLU and what is its mission?

10. In what ways does the author explore the word "separated" in his opening Author's Note?

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