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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 101 - 150).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do some people on the reservation sleep in the middle of the road?
(a) They want to stop the cars from passing.
(b) They think it means they will be taken into custody and given a warm bed.
(c) When they are intoxicated, they want to sleep somewhere warm, and the asphalt retains the day's heat.
(d) They are confused and think it is a sandy beach.

2. Why is Morales in the hospital on page 65?
(a) He was in a swimming accident.
(b) He had had a heart attack.
(c) He was in a motorcycle accident.
(d) He was suffering from severe anxiety.

3. Which of the following is one of the most common types of metaphors used by journalists writing about migrant deaths?
(a) Economic metaphors.
(b) Literary metaphors.
(c) Sports metaphors.
(d) Artistic metaphors.

4. 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) Throws it in someone's eyes.
(c) Lights a cactus on fire.
(d) Taunts a migrant with it.

5. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Morelos.
(c) The Yucatan.
(d) Jurez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?

2. What is the term for the genetic deficiency that predisposes certain people to acts of hostility?

3. On page 111, what kind of bird does Cantu see on one of his monitor cameras?

4. Which Italian filmmaker participated in the interviews with the former hit man for the drug cartels in 2008?

5. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?

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