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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 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?
(a) Finding bodies in the desert.
(b) A cave littered with body parts.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) His teeth rotting out.

2. Who is also in the car with Adam and his wife when they flag Cantu down on the road?
(a) Adam's dog.
(b) Adam's young son.
(c) Adam's three children.
(d) Adam's father.

3. In 2008, which of the following writers conducted interviews with a former cartel hit man?
(a) Martin Bradley.
(b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(c) Charles Bowden.
(d) Christopher Hitchens.

4. 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 have already moved out of the country, so they are not there to claim their loved ones' bodies.
(c) Families do not know their loved ones have died.
(d) Families fear retribution if they claim their loved ones' bodies.

5. What does Jose Jr. talk to his father about on page 212?
(a) Needing new shoes.
(b) His new job.
(c) His new girlfriend.
(d) School, his friends, and soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 120, why is Beto upset?

2. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?

3. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?

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

5. Why does Jose's private immigration lawyer tell his wife to find someone else to take the children to see Jose in the detention center?

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