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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 dangerous animal does Cole tell Cantu and his colleagues to look out for on page 32?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A rattlesnake.
(d) A mongoose.

2. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?
(a) The Rocky Mountains.
(b) The Blue Ridge Mountains.
(c) The Guadalupe Mountains.
(d) The Smoky Mountains.

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

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

5. Who was Hart's roommate who dropped out of Border Patrol training?
(a) Morales.
(b) Dominguez.
(c) Smith.
(d) Wesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?

2. Why do some people on the reservation sleep in the middle of the road?

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

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

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

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