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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. Which of the following is one of the most common types of metaphors used by journalists writing about migrant deaths?
(a) Sports metaphors.
(b) Literary metaphors.
(c) Economic metaphors.
(d) Artistic metaphors.

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

3. What do Morales and Cantu see in the desert night sky while working that awes them both?
(a) A shooting star.
(b) A Bald Eagle.
(c) A satellite.
(d) A huge airplane.

4. What is one of Jose's jobs?
(a) He is a sanitation worker for the city.
(b) He is an accountant for local businesses.
(c) He maintains the mercado grounds where Cantu also works.
(d) He is a security guard at a mall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 99, why is Cantu's mother so upset on the phone?

2. On page 220, why does Lupe ask Cantu to call the lawyer to try to get Jose to be able to see their son Vicente?

3. Why does Cantu excuse himself from Morales's hospital room and not return?

4. What kind of job does Cantu work in on page 167?

5. When did large-scale fighting start in the Mexican Revolution?

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