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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. Why does Cantu excuse himself from Morales's hospital room and not return?
(a) He is crying and does not want Morales's friends and family to see him upset.
(b) He feels he should be at the office doing work.
(c) He is squeamish around medical equipment.
(d) Being in the hospital brings back bad memories of his father's death.

2. On page 99, why is Cantu's mother so upset on the phone?
(a) She wanted to ask how his doctor's appointment had turned out.
(b) She had heard a Border Patrol agent was killed and she worried it might be him.
(c) She had a dream that he had been hurt and she was checking on him.
(d) Her friend had told her she had seen Cantu in the street earlier and he looked very ill.

3. Where does Cantu's mother live?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

4. On page 77, why is Cantu so frustrated that he loses the trail of the 20 or so immigrants he is tracking in the desert?
(a) He is worried about their safety and had heard the group may include women and children.
(b) He had wanted to make more arrests that day to reach his quota.
(c) He is concerned that drug cartel members might also be after the group.
(d) He is worried that the group may be carrying dangerous weapons to sell.

5. On page 97, what does Cantu tell Hayward is bothering him about the job?
(a) He feels that his language skills are not up to par.
(b) He feels like he is not getting paid enough.
(c) He feels like all the real work is really out in the field.
(d) He feels bad for all the people crossing that he can not help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Border Patrol agents bring to the young immigrant sisters on page 51, hoping it will make them feel better?

2. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?

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

4. Who climbed to a peak south of the international boundary line in 1706 and realized California was connected to Mexico?

5. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?

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