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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. Who does Cantu stay behind in New Mexico to visit on page 125?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His sister.
(d) His uncle.

2. What is one of Jose's jobs?
(a) He is a sanitation worker for the city.
(b) He is a security guard at a mall.
(c) He is an accountant for local businesses.
(d) He maintains the mercado grounds where Cantu also works.

3. What does Jose's court-appointed attorney say about Cantu's former colleague Morales on page 187?
(a) Morales always seemed callous to the attorney.
(b) Morales seemed like he cared about the immigrants.
(c) Morales had once pulled a gun on the attorney for what seemed like no reason.
(d) Morales was the only Border Patrol agent the attorney had met who spoke Spanish.

4. Where does Cantu's supervisor say he hopes to be transferred to eventually?
(a) New York City.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C.

5. 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 chipmunk.
(d) A small dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Jose use for Cantu on page 213?

2. On page 106, what does researcher Molly Molloy believe about the reporting on the statistics of homicides in Mexico since 2007?

3. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?

4. What do Cantu and his mother traditionally drink together on Christmas Eve?

5. Who is Cantu's supervisor at his new job in intelligence at the Border Patrol office in Tucson?

(see the answer key)

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