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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. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?
(a) She is bitten by a stray dog.
(b) She twists her ankle walking across a busy street.
(c) She is hit by a stray bullet.
(d) She drinks some tainted water and contracts an illness.

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

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

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

5. What delicacy did Morales want to eat that the two men he and Cantu picked up on page 50 had?
(a) Papusas.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Chilaquiles.
(d) Flan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cantu's mother work for almost her entire career?

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

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

4. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?

5. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?

(see the answer key)

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