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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal features in one of Cantu's unsettling dreams on page 14?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A lion.
(c) A worm.
(d) A whale.

2. What does the woman from Guadalajara tell Cantu and Mortenson she aspires to on page 37?
(a) To be a singer.
(b) To save her grandmother.
(c) To be a citizen.
(d) To find a better home for her children.

3. On page 104, which city does Frances's daughter tell Cantu they can see?
(a) Juarez.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Cancun.
(d) El Paso.

4. On page 106, what does researcher Molly Molloy believe about the reporting on the statistics of homicides in Mexico since 2007?
(a) It is likely that more homicides have occurred only in Juarez.
(b) It is likely that the Mexican president himself was involved in distorting the reported number of homicides.
(c) It is likely only a fraction of the number of homicides have been reported.
(d) It is likely that the number of homicides is exaggerated.

5. What does Jose's private immigration attorney tell Cantu and Diane about Jose's case?
(a) It will be easy to convince the judge Jose should stay.
(b) It will be hard but not impossible.
(c) It will be a very expensive process.
(d) The case will require family members to come to the U.S. from Mexico to testify in Jose's favor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Cantu's first supervisor on his first rotating shifts with Border Patrol?

3. What does Cantu's old contact in Border Patrol tell him about Jose's family being able to speak with him at the courthouse on page 179?

4. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?

5. Why do Border Patrol agents destroy migrants' belongings they find in the desert?

(see the answer key)

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