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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. Whose image was printed on the mural that said, "Sometimes losing a battle you find a new way to win the war" (606) at the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?
(a) Barack Obama's.
(b) Donald Trump's.
(c) Lady Liberty's.
(d) Mike Pence's.

2. Who was the chief programs officer and legal counsel at Casa Padre when the author toured the facility in June of 2018?
(a) Alexia Rodriguez.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Tom Price.
(d) Kate Steinle.

3. Who was the acting assistant secretary at HHS at the Administration for Children and Families in July of 2018?
(a) Thomas Homan.
(b) John Mitnick.
(c) Julia Ainsley.
(d) Steven Wagner.

4. What did the author describe the ratio of shelter workers to kids as when he went live outside of the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?
(a) 1:4.
(b) 1:8.
(c) 1:6.
(d) 1:10.

5. Who was the chief of Border Patrol that posted "Get the facts on Zero-Tolerance Prosecution and Family Reunification from people in the know" (800) in late June of 2018?
(a) Don McGahn.
(b) Carla Provost.
(c) Thomas Homan.
(d) Steven Wagner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Juan refer to the cold jail cells as when he was taken by Border Patrol?

2. According to the author in Chapter 8, what street gang started in Los Angeles and was exported to Central America during the Clinton administration?

3. In what news publication did Lindsay Toczylowski write about the experience of standing before an immigration court with her client that caught the author's attention in late June of 2018?

4. What was the official number of separated children as of Commander White's testimony on July 15, 2018?

5. The federal prison in Victorville is said to house over how many inmates in Chapter 6?

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 José transported after his initial detention at the border?

3. What was the public response to the author's reporting on his tour of Casa Padre in June of 2018?

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

5. Who is Katie Waldman and what role did she play in the Trump administration?

6. What were the immigrant child separation numbers like between May 5 and June 9, 2018? How was this comparable to the previous year?

7. What restrictions were in place for the journalists that toured the Casa Padre shelter in June of 2018?

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

9. What was Jeff Merkley's association with the Casa Padre facility?

10. What was notable about First Lady Melania Trump's visit to the border on June 21, 2018?

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