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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. Where does Cantu's supervisor say he hopes to be transferred to eventually?
2. On page 70, what does Cantu see on his way home from working the swing shift that unsettles him?
3. How do other agents refer to the village Adam and his wife live in?
4. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?
5. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the dentist who works on Cantu's mouth surmise about his problem grinding his teeth?
2. Why did Hart's roommate, Dominguez, quit the Border Patrol training?
3. What is one main reason why Cantu's mother does not want him to become a Border Patrol agent?
4. Why does one of the older man from Michoacan ask Cantu if there is any work for him to do at the Border Patrol station as he awaits deportation processing?
5. How was the modern-day boundary between the U.S. and Mexico first defined?
6. What realization did Italian priest Father Eusebio Kino have when he climbed to the top of a volcanic peak south of the international boundary line in 1706?
7. What do Morales and Cantu see in the night sky that leaves an impression on them during one of their patrols together?
8. Why do some of the agents at the Border Patrol station call Cole "Black Death"?
9. How does Cantu's own experiences in Ciudad Juarez compare to what he has heard about the city?
10. How does Mortenson treat Cantu when they first meet on the job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Cantu's uncle's guilt about the work he did marring the natural landscape relate to Cantu's own feelings about the work he has done as a Border Patrol officer? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Cantu chose to include a detailed explanation of Jose's story to close the book? What does Jose's story reveal about the struggles many undocumented immigrants face when dealing with the U.S. immigration system?
Essay Topic 3
In the last few pages of the book, Cantu visits Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grande River, right on the U.S./Mexico border. For a moment, as he stands in the river, he forgets what country he is standing in. What does Cantu's experience in Big Bend represent about his own feelings and hopes for the future as they relate to the border? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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