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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cantu do for the undocumented migrant he processes through the system on page 154?
(a) He bandages her blistered feet for her.
(b) He cooks a meal for her.
(c) He gives her cold water.
(d) He gives her some clothes from his mother.

2. Which poet re-imagined the Greek tragedy Antigone set in modern Mexico?
(a) Gabriella Marquez.
(b) Sara Uribe.
(c) Sandra Cisneros.
(d) Molly Morocco.

3. Where does Hayward ask Cantu if he would like to move to from the Tucson office for his next post with Border Patrol?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Boston.
(d) El Paso.

4. Who accompanies Jose's wife and children to the courtroom along with Cantu?
(a) Jose's friend who is a policeman.
(b) Jose's father.
(c) Their pastor.
(d) The sicario.

5. Who are Cantu's new colleagues in El Paso?
(a) Beto and Manuel.
(b) Beto and Roberto.
(c) Manuel and Roberto.
(d) Luis and Beto.

6. What is the word for mass graves where the drug cartels left the bodies of those they murdered?
(a) Eladantas.
(b) Quintofosas.
(c) Narcofosas.
(d) Mortefonas.

7. What axiom about suffering does Cantu note on page 105?
(a) Mexico is bound to suffer with a giant over its northern border.
(b) Mexico is bound to suffer through hundred-year cycles of uprising.
(c) Mexico is bound to suffer from the drug trade.
(d) Mexico is bound to suffer an exodus of its own people.

8. How many children does Jose have?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

9. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?
(a) The relative is renting temporarily until the relative can build a house soon.
(b) The relative is storing boxes for a friend.
(c) The relative does not have enough room to unpack all the things.
(d) The relative is leaving the country soon and does not want to go through the trouble of unpacking.

10. What is Cantu's grandfather's name?
(a) Manuel Cantu.
(b) Hector Luis Cantu.
(c) Beto Guadalupe Cantu.
(d) Roberto Richard Cantu.

11. Why does Jose go back to Mexico for several weeks on page 176?
(a) He has a home there he is selling.
(b) He wants to interview for a job there.
(c) His mother is dying and he wants to see her and be with her.
(d) He needs to pick up some important documents he left there.

12. Where is Jose originally from?
(a) Oaxaca.
(b) Juarez.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Monterrey.

13. What is the term for the genetic deficiency that predisposes certain people to acts of hostility?
(a) MOMA.
(b) MAOA.
(c) LOAM.
(d) AOMA.

14. What does Jung say it means if one dreams of a savage animal?
(a) You are angry.
(b) You should plant a tree.
(c) The animal wants to come to you.
(d) You are afraid.

15. For about how long does Cantu see Jose every day as they work in close proximity?
(a) Nearly 6 months.
(b) Nearly 5 years.
(c) Nearly 10 years.
(d) Nearly 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hayward tell Cantu about his own experience in the field that makes Cantu see Hayward in a different light on page 145?

2. Where does Cantu go hiking on page 148?

3. On page 145, what does Hayward tell Cantu that shakes him?

4. How much does Jose's private immigration attorney charge for her services?

5. What does Beto tell Cantu about his aspirations for a career when he was a child?

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