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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. What do Morales and Cantu see in the desert night sky while working that awes them both?
(a) A satellite.
(b) A shooting star.
(c) A huge airplane.
(d) A Bald Eagle.

2. What is the word for mass graves where the drug cartels left the bodies of those they murdered?
(a) Eladantas.
(b) Quintofosas.
(c) Mortefonas.
(d) Narcofosas.

3. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?
(a) He is smoking marijuana.
(b) He has a gun he is not authorized to have.
(c) He tries to run away.
(d) There is an outstanding warrant for his arrest.

4. Who did Cantu's mother name him after?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Saint Francis of Assisi.
(c) The city of San Francisco.
(d) An old family friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Cantu's new colleagues in El Paso?

2. What does the woman from Guadalajara tell Cantu and Mortenson she aspires to on page 37?

3. On page 120, why is Beto upset?

4. When did large-scale fighting start in the Mexican Revolution?

5. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?

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