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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cantu deliberately shoot at the firing range just to see if he is capable of taking a life?
(a) A small yellow bird.
(b) A swan.
(c) A small dog.
(d) A chipmunk.

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him he can work anywhere he would like?
(a) He graduated with honors and has a 4-year degree.
(b) He speaks five languages and anyone would be happy to employ him.
(c) He is the smartest person she knows.
(d) She knows many people who can get him a job in finance in New York.

3. What are Border Patrol agents instructed to do with water, food, and other belongings they find that migrants have left in the desert?
(a) Donate everything to charity.
(b) Destroy everything.
(c) Take anything they want or need for themselves.
(d) Tag everything for evidence.

4. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?
(a) He says it is because the town is overrun with vampire bats.
(b) He laughs and says he does not know why it is called that.
(c) He says it is because everyone stays up all night, and sleeps all day.
(d) He says it is because there were many stories about vampires that originated in the village.

5. Who is Cantu's supervisor at his new job in intelligence at the Border Patrol office in Tucson?
(a) Beto.
(b) Manuel.
(c) Morales.
(d) Hayward.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Border Patrol agents who have processed dead bodies tell Cantu is the worst thing about the work?

2. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?

3. Where did Cantu's mother work for almost her entire career?

4. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?

5. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?

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