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

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

3. What does Beto tell Cantu about his aspirations for a career when he was a child?
(a) In El Paso, the only good work had been in manufacturing.
(b) In El Paso, the only people doing well were working for the cartels or working to take them down.
(c) He had wanted to be a teacher.
(d) He had wanted to be an engineer.

4. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?
(a) Submission.
(b) Power and dominance.
(c) Racial violence.
(d) Economic inequality.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 111, what kind of bird does Cantu see on one of his monitor cameras?

2. Why do Border Patrol agents destroy migrants' belongings they find in the desert?

3. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?

4. On page 106, what does researcher Molly Molloy believe about the reporting on the statistics of homicides in Mexico since 2007?

5. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?

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