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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 50).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?
(a) A smuggling case involving cocaine.
(b) A smuggling case with live suspects.
(c) A smuggling case with more than 10 ounces of drugs.
(d) A smuggling case involving heroin.

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him she insisted on keeping her maiden name after she married his father?
(a) So he could pass the name on to his own children.
(b) She he would benefit from her family's political connections.
(c) So he could always easily apply for a Mexican passport if he wanted to.
(d) So he would always carry something from her family and not forget his Mexican heritage.

3. Why does Cantu tell his mother he wants to work in Border Patrol on page 23?
(a) He has read about the border in books and now he wants to see what it is like for himself.
(b) He wants his wife and children to be proud of him.
(c) Border Patrol will pay for him to earn a master's degree while he works there.
(d) The job pays very well.

4. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

5. Who is Cantu's first supervisor on his first rotating shifts with Border Patrol?
(a) Hart.
(b) Morales.
(c) Mortenson.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tradition do Cantu and his mother perform every Christmas Eve?

2. When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo enacted?

3. What does Cantu's first supervisor tell him he should try to do with the customs agents?

4. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?

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

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