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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cantu do for the undocumented migrant he processes through the system on page 154?
(a) He gives her cold water.
(b) He bandages her blistered feet for her.
(c) He gives her some clothes from his mother.
(d) He cooks a meal for her.

2. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?
(a) Yes.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) No.
(d) It is stressful for other people he knows, but not for him.

3. Who is the woman who owns the mercado where Jose works?
(a) Denise.
(b) Holly.
(c) Diane.
(d) Lisa.

4. On page 97, what does Cantu tell Hayward is bothering him about the job?
(a) He feels like he is not getting paid enough.
(b) He feels bad for all the people crossing that he can not help.
(c) He feels that his language skills are not up to par.
(d) He feels like all the real work is really out in the field.

5. What does Jose's court-appointed attorney say about Cantu's former colleague Morales on page 187?
(a) Morales always seemed callous to the attorney.
(b) Morales seemed like he cared about the immigrants.
(c) Morales was the only Border Patrol agent the attorney had met who spoke Spanish.
(d) Morales had once pulled a gun on the attorney for what seemed like no reason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cantu stay behind in New Mexico to visit on page 125?

2. According to Cantu, why do so many bodies in the morgue in Juarez remain unclaimed?

3. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?

4. Which war reporter does Cantu mention on page 150 as having examined the idea of "moral injury?

5. What does one woman being sentenced in immigration court tell the judge that prompts him to say someone will see her at the detention facility?

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