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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the tribal police often decline to come to pick up abandoned vehicles when Border Patrol calls them?
(a) They think abandoned vehicles harbor harmful spirits.
(b) They are afraid people will still be in the vehicle.
(c) They do not want the paperwork either.
(d) They are too busy with more important work.

2. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?
(a) 9 and 10.
(b) 20 and 21.
(c) 15 and 16.
(d) 6 and 7.

3. Why does Cantu excuse himself from Morales's hospital room and not return?
(a) He feels he should be at the office doing work.
(b) He is crying and does not want Morales's friends and family to see him upset.
(c) Being in the hospital brings back bad memories of his father's death.
(d) He is squeamish around medical equipment.

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

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

6. 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.

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

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

9. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?
(a) The Rocky Mountains.
(b) The Smoky Mountains.
(c) The Blue Ridge Mountains.
(d) The Guadalupe Mountains.

10. 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) When they are intoxicated, they want to sleep somewhere warm, and the asphalt retains the day's heat.
(d) They want to stop the cars from passing.

11. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?
(a) He did not take his insulin during the entire journey.
(b) He did not drink any water during the entire journey.
(c) He had left his heart pills at home.
(d) He took a pill the coyote gave him - likely an amphetamine.

12. Why does Adam flag down Cantu as Cantu drives through the reservation on page 67?
(a) Adam's wife was in labor and they needed an ambulance fast.
(b) Adam found drugs in the desert and does not know what to do with them.
(c) Adam found a gun in the desert and does not know what to do with it.
(d) Adam has noticed many strange vehicles passing through his town, and some men had come to his house and intimidated his wife.

13. What kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?
(a) A smuggling case involving heroin.
(b) A smuggling case with live suspects.
(c) A smuggling case with more than 10 ounces of drugs.
(d) A smuggling case involving cocaine.

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

15. 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 have a change to become a manager.
(b) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.
(c) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.
(d) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cantu's mother work for almost her entire career?

2. What do the Border Patrol agents who have processed dead bodies tell Cantu is the worst thing about the work?

3. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?

4. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?

5. What does one of the Border Patrol agents bring to the young immigrant sisters on page 51, hoping it will make them feel better?

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