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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 201 - 247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 97, what does Cantu tell Hayward is bothering him about the job?
(a) He feels that his language skills are not up to par.
(b) He feels like all the real work is really out in the field.
(c) He feels bad for all the people crossing that he can not help.
(d) He feels like he is not getting paid enough.

2. According to Cantu, why do so many bodies in the morgue in Juarez remain unclaimed?
(a) Families are too poor to pay the fees to collect the bodies.
(b) Families fear retribution if they claim their loved ones' bodies.
(c) Families do not know their loved ones have died.
(d) Families have already moved out of the country, so they are not there to claim their loved ones' bodies.

3. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(b) His great-Aunt Frances.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His great-grandmother.

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

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

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 does Jose Jr. talk to his father about on page 212?

3. What does Adam's wife tell Cantu is different about the men who recently came to the door?

4. In 2008, which of the following writers conducted interviews with a former cartel hit man?

5. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?

(see the answer key)

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