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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 that he will never have a change to become a manager.
(b) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.
(c) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.
(d) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.

2. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?
(a) Adam's father.
(b) Adam's young son.
(c) Adam's dog.
(d) Adam's three children.

3. What do the Border Patrol agents who have processed dead bodies tell Cantu is the worst thing about the work?
(a) The sound.
(b) The smell.
(c) The heat.
(d) The sight.

4. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Jimi Hendrix.
(d) George Bush.

5. What tradition do Cantu and his mother perform every Christmas Eve?
(a) They each open one present from the other.
(b) They volunteer at a local soup kitchen.
(c) They trim the tree.
(d) They pass out candy to the neighborhood children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization began an investigation into the large-scale killings of women in Juarez in 2004?

2. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?

3. Where does Cantu's supervisor say he hopes to be transferred to eventually?

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

5. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?

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