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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 Jose have on his record that will complicate his request to be allowed to stay in the U.S.?
(a) A tax lien.
(b) A prior deportation from 1996.
(c) A felony.
(d) A misdemeanor.

2. On page 222, what does the parable Cantu's mother tells him revolve around?
(a) Water.
(b) Greed.
(c) Music.
(d) Sports.

3. Who accompanies Jose's wife and children to the courtroom along with Cantu?
(a) Jose's friend who is a policeman.
(b) Jose's father.
(c) Their pastor.
(d) The sicario.

4. Where does Hayward ask Cantu if he would like to move to from the Tucson office for his next post with Border Patrol?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Boston.

5. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?
(a) Adam's three children.
(b) Adam's dog.
(c) Adam's father.
(d) Adam's young son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?

2. Who is Jose's court-appointed attorney?

3. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?

4. On page 133, what cosmic event does Cantu imagine his relatives having witnessed?

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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