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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. On page 159, what does Cantu dream that he does in the desert?
(a) Sees a shooting star.
(b) Shoots and kills a man and a boy.
(c) Feeds a wolf.
(d) Saves a group of migrants.

2. 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 calming and peaceful.
(c) They were very short.
(d) They were horrible and very realistic.

3. According to writer Rivera Garza, what does fear do?
(a) Galvanize.
(b) Enrage.
(c) Terrify.
(d) Isolate.

4. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(b) His great-grandmother.
(c) His great-Aunt Frances.
(d) His grandfather.

5. What does Cantu dream about Jose on page 224?
(a) That he is reunited with his sons and wife.
(b) That he made it across the border and is in dire straits in the desert.
(c) That he has made it back to the U.S. but that he is old and haggard.
(d) That he has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cantu find some peace and calm in the border landscape on page 245?

2. Why do the tribal police often decline to come to pick up abandoned vehicles when Border Patrol calls them?

3. What had just happened in Cantu's family right before he and his mother traveled to Mexico for the first time?

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

5. What does the sicario describe as his experience in going to a prayer service at a Christian church?

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