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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. Which of the following exercise is included in Cantu's Border Patrol training?
(a) Squash.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Completing a full triathlon.
(d) Stationary biking.

2. What does Cantu's first supervisor tell him he should try to do with the customs agents?
(a) Bribe them.
(b) Learn how to access their computer systems so they can share useful information.
(c) Make friends with them.
(d) Learn their job so that he could move into one of those positions as a promotion.

3. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?
(a) The Treaty of El Paso.
(b) The Treaty of Yucatan.
(c) The Treaty of Versailles.
(d) The Treaty of La Mesilla.

4. Who climbed to a peak south of the international boundary line in 1706 and realized California was connected to Mexico?
(a) Guadalupe Hidalgo.
(b) Father Eusebio Kino.
(c) Oscar Romero.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

5. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?
(a) Morales.
(b) Hart.
(c) Smith.
(d) Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cantu's mother live?

2. What are Border Patrol agents instructed to do with water, food, and other belongings they find that migrants have left in the desert?

3. Who was Hart's roommate who dropped out of Border Patrol training?

4. Why does Cantu's mother tell him he can work anywhere he would like?

5. When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo enacted?

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