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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where are migrants who survive the crossing of the desert often shepherded by smugglers inside the U.S.?
(a) To vampire towns.
(b) To family members waiting to welcome them.
(c) To "drop houses."
(d) To prisons.

3. Who stayed with the body in the desert while the other agents brought the surviving migrants back to the Border Patrol station to be processed on page 57?
(a) Morales.
(b) Cantu.
(c) Hart.
(d) Beto.

4. Why do the tribal police often decline to come to pick up abandoned vehicles when Border Patrol calls them?
(a) They do not want the paperwork either.
(b) They are afraid people will still be in the vehicle.
(c) They think abandoned vehicles harbor harmful spirits.
(d) They are too busy with more important work.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?

3. What animal features in one of Cantu's unsettling dreams on page 14?

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

5. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?

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