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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. Where does Cantu's mother live?
(a) Maryland.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Texas.

2. Why does Jose go back to Mexico for several weeks on page 176?
(a) He has a home there he is selling.
(b) He needs to pick up some important documents he left there.
(c) His mother is dying and he wants to see her and be with her.
(d) He wants to interview for a job there.

3. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?
(a) She wanted to help foster stronger ties with the U.S.'s allies abroad.
(b) She wanted to guard the landscape against ruin.
(c) She wanted to make sure consumers were protected.
(d) She wanted to make sure everyone had equal access to higher education.

4. What does Cantu deliberately shoot at the firing range just to see if he is capable of taking a life?
(a) A swan.
(b) A small yellow bird.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A small dog.

5. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?
(a) The Treaty of El Paso.
(b) The Treaty of Yucatan.
(c) The Treaty of La Mesilla.
(d) The Treaty of Versailles.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who was the migrant on page 154 that Cantu takes into the Border Patrol station for processing trying to get to see in the U.S.?

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

4. What axiom about suffering does Cantu note on page 105?

5. Which of the following cities suffered damage during the Mexican Revolution?

(see the answer key)

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