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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. Where are migrants who survive the crossing of the desert often shepherded by smugglers inside the U.S.?
(a) To prisons.
(b) To vampire towns.
(c) To family members waiting to welcome them.
(d) To "drop houses."

2. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?
(a) She twists her ankle walking across a busy street.
(b) She is bitten by a stray dog.
(c) She drinks some tainted water and contracts an illness.
(d) She is hit by a stray bullet.

3. What does Adam's wife tell Cantu is different about the men who recently came to the door?
(a) They wore camouflage pants and did not carry backpacks.
(b) They spoke perfect English.
(c) They carried guns.
(d) They seemed very afraid.

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 Guadalupe Mountains.
(b) The Smoky Mountains.
(c) The Blue Ridge Mountains.
(d) The Rocky Mountains.

5. What kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?
(a) A smuggling case with live suspects.
(b) A smuggling case with more than 10 ounces of drugs.
(c) A smuggling case involving heroin.
(d) A smuggling case involving cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Cantu's mother live?

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him she insisted on keeping her maiden name after she married his father?

3. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?

4. On page 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?

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

(see the answer key)

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