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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 kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?
(a) A smuggling case involving cocaine.
(b) A smuggling case involving heroin.
(c) A smuggling case with live suspects.
(d) A smuggling case with more than 10 ounces of drugs.

2. Why does Cantu tell his mother he wants to work in Border Patrol on page 23?
(a) He has read about the border in books and now he wants to see what it is like for himself.
(b) He wants his wife and children to be proud of him.
(c) Border Patrol will pay for him to earn a master's degree while he works there.
(d) The job pays very well.

3. Who climbed to a peak south of the international boundary line in 1706 and realized California was connected to Mexico?
(a) Father Eusebio Kino.
(b) Oscar Romero.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Guadalupe Hidalgo.

4. What axiom about suffering does Cantu note on page 105?
(a) Mexico is bound to suffer with a giant over its northern border.
(b) Mexico is bound to suffer from the drug trade.
(c) Mexico is bound to suffer through hundred-year cycles of uprising.
(d) Mexico is bound to suffer an exodus of its own people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?

2. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?

3. Who was Hart's roommate who dropped out of Border Patrol training?

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

5. When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo enacted?

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