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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which other colleagues of Cantu's also visited Morales in the hospital while Cantu was there?
(a) Beto and Manuel.
(b) Dominguez and Monterey.
(c) Smith and Wesson.
(d) Cole and Hart.

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

3. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?
(a) Jimi Hendrix.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) George Bush.

4. What often happens, according to Cantu, when the U.S. enacts a border crackdown?
(a) Undocumented immigrants stop coming into the country.
(b) Smugglers increase their fees for helping people cross the border.
(c) Undocumented immigrants chose other countries to immigrate to.
(d) Undocumented immigration surges.

5. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?
(a) Santiago.
(b) Hart.
(c) Morales.
(d) Smith.

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

7. What does the woman from Guadalajara tell Cantu and Mortenson she aspires to on page 37?
(a) To be a citizen.
(b) To be a singer.
(c) To find a better home for her children.
(d) To save her grandmother.

8. Where did Cantu's mother work for almost her entire career?
(a) The U.S. State Department.
(b) The U.S. Air Force.
(c) The Wild Rangers Service.
(d) The U.S. National Park Service.

9. What does Cantu's supervisor tell him he might find at first in his new job in intelligence?
(a) His ears might ring from wearing headphones all day.
(b) The shift work may be difficult to adjust to.
(c) It may seem boring compared to field work.
(d) His eyes may seem tired from looking at screens all day.

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

11. Why do some people on the reservation sleep in the middle of the road?
(a) They think it means they will be taken into custody and given a warm bed.
(b) They are confused and think it is a sandy beach.
(c) They want to stop the cars from passing.
(d) When they are intoxicated, they want to sleep somewhere warm, and the asphalt retains the day's heat.

12. What does Cantu deliberately shoot at the firing range just to see if he is capable of taking a life?
(a) A small yellow bird.
(b) A small dog.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A swan.

13. 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 that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.
(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 about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.

14. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?
(a) He and his colleagues are reprimanded for not adhering to the agency's rules.
(b) He and his colleagues get a flat tire in the desert.
(c) He and his colleagues find a dad body in the dessert.
(d) He and his colleagues catch their first load of drugs.

15. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?

3. Who is Cantu's supervisor at his new job in intelligence at the Border Patrol office in Tucson?

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

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

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