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

2. 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 are confused and think it is a sandy beach.
(c) When they are intoxicated, they want to sleep somewhere warm, and the asphalt retains the day's heat.
(d) They think it means they will be taken into custody and given a warm bed.

3. Where does Hayward ask Cantu if he would like to move to from the Tucson office for his next post with Border Patrol?
(a) Boston.
(b) El Paso.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Atlanta.

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

5. What does Jose share with Cantu every morning?
(a) His breakfast burrito.
(b) His newspaper.
(c) His mezcal.
(d) His coffee.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 133, what cosmic event does Cantu imagine his relatives having witnessed?

3. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?

4. Which organization began an investigation into the large-scale killings of women in Juarez in 2004?

5. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?

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