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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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 many miles of the U.S.-Mexico border are in Texas?

3. How many people were taken into custody at the southern U.S. border in April of 2016?

4. Where was José from, as described in the Prologue?

5. Who was the acting ICE director in November of 2017?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Scott Lloyd's stance on abortion for immigrants in custody?

2. What is the HHS and what is its mission?

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

4. Why was Donald Trump perceived as an unlikely winner in the 2016 Presidential Election to many?

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

6. What impressions does the author give of Stephen Miller in the beginning of Part One, Chapter 1?

7. Briefly describe John Kelly's career. What was his position within the Trump administration?

8. When, where, and why was the Homestead temporary shelter for migrant children opened?

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

10. What does ASPR refer to and what is its mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does author Jacob Soboroff employ irony in Separated: Inside an American Tragedy? What aspects of irony relate to the border wall? How does irony apply to the mural in the Casa Padre children's shelter? How do these and other examples of irony serve the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss DACA and the DREAMERS Act. What did each of these policies mean for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.? Why were they threatened under the Trump administration? What is the status of these policies today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the work of the ACLU in regards to immigration policy under the Trump administration. What suits did the ACLU bring against the administration? What were the rulings in these lawsuits? How did the lawsuits change policy?

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