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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. When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo enacted?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1750.
(d) 1946.

2. 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) Border Patrol will pay for him to earn a master's degree while he works there.
(d) The job pays very well.

3. 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) So he would always carry something from her family and not forget his Mexican heritage.
(c) So he could always easily apply for a Mexican passport if he wanted to.
(d) She he would benefit from her family's political connections.

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

5. What is Cantu's colleague Cole's nickname?
(a) Renaissance.
(b) Reaper.
(c) Black Death.
(d) Renegade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?

2. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?

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

4. What does the woman from Guadalajara tell Cantu and Mortenson she aspires to on page 37?

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

(see the answer key)

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