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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. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Jimi Hendrix.

2. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?
(a) He says it is because everyone stays up all night, and sleeps all day.
(b) He laughs and says he does not know why it is called that.
(c) He says it is because there were many stories about vampires that originated in the village.
(d) He says it is because the town is overrun with vampire bats.

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

4. What are Border Patrol agents instructed to do with water, food, and other belongings they find that migrants have left in the desert?
(a) Tag everything for evidence.
(b) Take anything they want or need for themselves.
(c) Destroy everything.
(d) Donate everything to charity.

5. 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) Her friend had told her she had seen Cantu in the street earlier and he looked very ill.
(d) She had a dream that he had been hurt and she was checking on him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?

3. What does Cole do with the hand sanitizer he asks the Border Patrol agents for on page 32?

4. What does Adam's wife tell Cantu is different about the men who recently came to the door?

5. What does Cantu tell the young boys who lost one of their party in the desert NOT to do if they decide to try to cross the border again?

(see the answer key)

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