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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. Where does Cantu's mother live?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Maryland.

2. What does the woman from Guadalajara tell Cantu and Mortenson she aspires to on page 37?
(a) To find a better home for her children.
(b) To be a singer.
(c) To save her grandmother.
(d) To be a citizen.

3. What Oaxacan food did the two men Morales and Cantu picked up on page 50 offer to Cantu?
(a) Chorizo.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Beer.
(d) Fried grasshoppers.

4. Why do Border Patrol agents destroy migrants' belongings they find in the desert?
(a) To make sure they continue to think of migrants as less than human.
(b) Because they resent the migrants so much.
(c) To discourage the migrants from continuing their journey.
(d) To clean up the desert, per their orders.

5. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?
(a) She wanted to make sure everyone had equal access to higher education.
(b) She wanted to guard the landscape against ruin.
(c) She wanted to help foster stronger ties with the U.S.'s allies abroad.
(d) She wanted to make sure consumers were protected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?

2. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?

3. On page 99, why is Cantu's mother so upset on the phone?

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

5. What are Border Patrol agents instructed to do with water, food, and other belongings they find that migrants have left in the desert?

(see the answer key)

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