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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 find two tired immigrants camped out on the reservation on page 38?
(a) In a soup kitchen.
(b) Inside a church.
(c) In a police station.
(d) In an abandoned school house.

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

3. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?
(a) Racial violence.
(b) Submission.
(c) Economic inequality.
(d) Power and dominance.

4. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?
(a) The Smoky Mountains.
(b) The Blue Ridge Mountains.
(c) The Rocky Mountains.
(d) The Guadalupe Mountains.

5. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?
(a) Adam's three children.
(b) Adam's young son.
(c) Adam's dog.
(d) Adam's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 99, why is Cantu's mother so upset on the phone?

2. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?

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

4. What are Border Patrol agents instructed to do with water, food, and other belongings they find that migrants have left in the desert?

5. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?

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