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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. What does Cole do with the hand sanitizer he asks the Border Patrol agents for on page 32?
(a) Empties it into the sand.
(b) Taunts a migrant with it.
(c) Throws it in someone's eyes.
(d) Lights a cactus on fire.

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him he can work anywhere he would like?
(a) He graduated with honors and has a 4-year degree.
(b) He is the smartest person she knows.
(c) He speaks five languages and anyone would be happy to employ him.
(d) She knows many people who can get him a job in finance in New York.

3. On page 70, what does Cantu see on his way home from working the swing shift that unsettles him?
(a) Halloween decorations in January.
(b) A man lurking in the dark on his street.
(c) A large house fire.
(d) A dead dog in the street.

4. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?
(a) She wanted to make sure consumers were protected.
(b) She wanted to make sure everyone had equal access to higher education.
(c) She wanted to guard the landscape against ruin.
(d) She wanted to help foster stronger ties with the U.S.'s allies abroad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How do other agents refer to the village Adam and his wife live in?

(see the answer key)

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