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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. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?
(a) The relative is leaving the country soon and does not want to go through the trouble of unpacking.
(b) The relative is storing boxes for a friend.
(c) The relative does not have enough room to unpack all the things.
(d) The relative is renting temporarily until the relative can build a house soon.

2. What do Cantu and his mother traditionally drink together on Christmas Eve?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Eggnog.
(d) Mezcal.

3. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?
(a) Any kind of work in the border patrol station.
(b) Eat a dinner he brought in his backpack.
(c) Play cards with Cantu.
(d) Call his wife to tell her he is safe.

4. According to Cantu, why do so many bodies in the morgue in Juarez remain unclaimed?
(a) Families have already moved out of the country, so they are not there to claim their loved ones' bodies.
(b) Families fear retribution if they claim their loved ones' bodies.
(c) Families are too poor to pay the fees to collect the bodies.
(d) Families do not know their loved ones have died.

5. On page 155, what does the sicario tell his interviewers about his dreams?
(a) He stopped dreaming after doing his job for several years.
(b) They were horrible and very realistic.
(c) They were calming and peaceful.
(d) They were very short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Border Patrol agents bring to the young immigrant sisters on page 51, hoping it will make them feel better?

2. What does Lupe tell Cantu that she has heard from Jose on page 223?

3. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?

4. Where do Diego, Jose's son, and Cantu stop to eat breakfast on the way to the detention center?

5. What is the term for the genetic deficiency that predisposes certain people to acts of hostility?

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