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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 201 - 247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carl Jung write towards the end of his life that Cantu cites on page 163?
(a) It is always useful to have someone on a lower run that oneself.
(b) Man has always had the capacity for war.
(c) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I took the one less traveled by.
(d) We are again living in an age filled with apocalyptic images of universal destruction.

2. Why does Jose have problems getting back into the U.S. from Mexico?
(a) His passport was expired.
(b) He had lost his green card.
(c) He was carrying drugs into the country.
(d) He is an undocumented immigrant and was stopped at the border and detained.

3. How much does Jose's private immigration attorney charge for her services?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $8,000.

4. On page 222, what does Cantu tell his mother he feels like he has been circling underneath for all these years?
(a) A giant.
(b) A dragonfly.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A ceiling fan.

5. What happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?
(a) He was struggling in keeping up with his math homework.
(b) He was diagnosed with cancer.
(c) He was being bullied at school.
(d) He was hit by a car but was recovering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cantu tell his mother he wants to work in Border Patrol on page 23?

2. According to Cantu, what is one common way reporting in the media dehumanizes migrants?

3. Where is Jose originally from?

4. Where does Hayward ask Cantu if he would like to move to from the Tucson office for his next post with Border Patrol?

5. On page 77, why is Cantu so frustrated that he loses the trail of the 20 or so immigrants he is tracking in the desert?

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