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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. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His great-Aunt Frances.
(b) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(c) His great-grandmother.
(d) His grandfather.

2. Why does one of Jose's sons have trouble recognizing him in the courtroom?
(a) Jose has lost a lot of weight.
(b) Jose has bruises under each eye.
(c) Jose has gained a lot of weight.
(d) Jose's hair is grey, and he has always shaved his head previously, so his sons do not recognize him.

3. On page 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) Finding bodies in the desert.
(c) His teeth rotting out.
(d) A cave littered with body parts.

4. On page 157, what does Hayward tell Cantu about coming back to Border Patrol after a leave of absence?
(a) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can come back, but at the lowest position level possible.
(b) Hayward wants Cantu to take a leave of absence and then come back to take a much higher-level position.
(c) Hayward wants to keep Cantu as an employee, and he can arrange for Cantu to come back after a leave of absence.
(d) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can not come back.

5. Where is Jose originally from?
(a) Monterrey.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Oaxaca.
(d) Juarez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which other colleagues of Cantu's also visited Morales in the hospital while Cantu was there?

2. According to writer Rivera Garza, what does fear do?

3. What had just happened in Cantu's family right before he and his mother traveled to Mexico for the first time?

4. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?

5. What does Cantu do for the undocumented migrant he processes through the system on page 154?

(see the answer key)

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