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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Cantu's first supervisor on his first rotating shifts with Border Patrol?
(a) Smith.
(b) Mortenson.
(c) Hart.
(d) Morales.

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him she insisted on keeping her maiden name after she married his father?
(a) So he could always easily apply for a Mexican passport if he wanted to.
(b) So he could pass the name on to his own children.
(c) She he would benefit from her family's political connections.
(d) So he would always carry something from her family and not forget his Mexican heritage.

3. On page 76, what does Cantu's mother tell him she is worried about apart from his safety on his job?
(a) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.
(b) She is worried that he will never have a change to become a manager.
(c) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.
(d) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.

4. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?
(a) Leave the water running.
(b) Change the locks.
(c) Steal everything, including pots and pans.
(d) Break windows.

5. How do other agents refer to the village Adam and his wife live in?
(a) The meerkat.
(b) The vampire village.
(c) The borderline.
(d) The dead zone.

6. What does Cole do with the hand sanitizer he asks the Border Patrol agents for on page 32?
(a) Throws it in someone's eyes.
(b) Taunts a migrant with it.
(c) Lights a cactus on fire.
(d) Empties it into the sand.

7. What is Cantu's colleague Cole's nickname?
(a) Renegade.
(b) Black Death.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Reaper.

8. Which of the following exercise is included in Cantu's Border Patrol training?
(a) Stationary biking.
(b) Squash.
(c) Completing a full triathlon.
(d) Soccer.

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

10. What animal featured in a story Cantu recalls his mother reading to him as a child on page 81?
(a) A lion.
(b) A bear.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A bird.

11. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?
(a) It is a system with little regard for people.
(b) It will probably be shut down soon.
(c) He can not trust the people who work there.
(d) It is the best place he can work at the moment.

12. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?
(a) Eat a dinner he brought in his backpack.
(b) Any kind of work in the border patrol station.
(c) Play cards with Cantu.
(d) Call his wife to tell her he is safe.

13. What Oaxacan food did the two men Morales and Cantu picked up on page 50 offer to Cantu?
(a) Chorizo.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Beer.
(d) Fried grasshoppers.

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

15. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?
(a) He is smoking marijuana.
(b) He tries to run away.
(c) There is an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
(d) He has a gun he is not authorized to have.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?

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

3. Where are migrants who survive the crossing of the desert often shepherded by smugglers inside the U.S.?

4. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?

5. Who was Hart's roommate who dropped out of Border Patrol training?

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