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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?
(a) She wanted to make sure consumers were protected.
(b) She wanted to guard the landscape against ruin.
(c) She wanted to help foster stronger ties with the U.S.'s allies abroad.
(d) She wanted to make sure everyone had equal access to higher education.

2. What does Cole do with the hand sanitizer he asks the Border Patrol agents for on page 32?
(a) Lights a cactus on fire.
(b) Throws it in someone's eyes.
(c) Empties it into the sand.
(d) Taunts a migrant with it.

3. On page 76, what does Cantu's mother tell him she is worried about apart from his safety on his job?
(a) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.
(b) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.
(c) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.
(d) She is worried that he will never have a change to become a manager.

4. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?
(a) Any kind of work in the border patrol station.
(b) Eat a dinner he brought in his backpack.
(c) Call his wife to tell her he is safe.
(d) Play cards with Cantu.

5. On page 83, what does the dentist ask Cantu if he was aware of as a problem with his teeth?
(a) Whether he knew he had several teeth missing.
(b) Whether he knew he had gingivitis.
(c) Whether he knew he had five cavities.
(d) Whether he knew he was grinding his teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do other agents refer to the village Adam and his wife live in?

2. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?

3. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?

4. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?

5. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?

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