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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. Where does Cantu's supervisor say he hopes to be transferred to eventually?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) New York City.
(c) Northern Virginia or Washington, D.C.
(d) Chicago.

2. On page 76, what does Cantu's mother tell him she is worried about apart from his safety on his job?
(a) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.
(b) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.
(c) She is worried that he will never have a change to become a manager.
(d) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.

3. What does Cantu want to tell Adam on the phone but holds himself back from suggesting?
(a) He should take his family and move somewhere else, far from the border.
(b) He should install new locks and deadbolts on all his doors.
(c) He should leave the church he has been a member of his entire life.
(d) He should make sure he always carries a gun.

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

5. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?
(a) There is an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
(b) He tries to run away.
(c) He is smoking marijuana.
(d) He has a gun he is not authorized to have.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Cantu's mother name him after?

3. Why does Cantu tell his mother he wants to work in Border Patrol on page 23?

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

5. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?

(see the answer key)

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