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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 2008, which of the following writers conducted interviews with a former cartel hit man?
(a) Christopher Hitchens.
(b) Martin Bradley.
(c) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(d) Charles Bowden.

2. Where does Cantu go hiking on page 148?
(a) The Franklin Mountains.
(b) The Smoky Mountains.
(c) The Guadalupe Mountains.
(d) The Rocky Mountains.

3. Which Italian filmmaker participated in the interviews with the former hit man for the drug cartels in 2008?
(a) Franco Zefferelli.
(b) Matteo Baggheti.
(c) Gianfranco Rosi.
(d) Frances Ford Coppola.

4. On page 145, what does Hayward tell Cantu that shakes him?
(a) Cantu is being sent to Mexico for work.
(b) An agent at Cantu's old station had shot and killed a migrant.
(c) Cantu is being fired.
(d) Cantu is being promoted.

5. Who is Jose's wife?
(a) Gabriella.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Maxine.
(d) Lupe.

6. Who did the Mexican military capture in 2014 that Jose and Cantu talk about on page 171?
(a) Oscar Romero.
(b) El Chapo Guzman.
(c) Francisco Calderon.
(d) Vicente Fox.

7. What does the sicario say his dreams made him realize about his work and private lives?
(a) His work meant everything to him.
(b) His private life was the only think still keeping him going.
(c) There was no longer a dividing line between his work and private lives.
(d) He had to leave his family and private life completely behind to keep doing his work.

8. On page 155, what does the sicario tell his interviewers about his dreams?
(a) They were horrible and very realistic.
(b) They were calming and peaceful.
(c) They were very short.
(d) He stopped dreaming after doing his job for several years.

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

10. What does Hayward tell Cantu about his own experience in the field that makes Cantu see Hayward in a different light on page 145?
(a) Hayward had been offered the opportunity to write a book about his experiences working for Border Patrol.
(b) Hayward had never wanted to take his job in Border Patrol, but his father had persuaded him to do it.
(c) Hayward shot and killed a young man once in the line of duty.
(d) Hayward had taken time off because of PTSD.

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

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

13. Which war reporter does Cantu mention on page 150 as having examined the idea of "moral injury?
(a) David Wood.
(b) Ernie Pyle.
(c) Steve Coll.
(d) David Halberstam.

14. Who is Jose's private immigration attorney?
(a) Jane Smiley.
(b) Elizabeth Green.
(c) Faith Ford.
(d) Cora Worthington.

15. On page 106, what does researcher Molly Molloy believe about the reporting on the statistics of homicides in Mexico since 2007?
(a) It is likely that more homicides have occurred only in Juarez.
(b) It is likely that the Mexican president himself was involved in distorting the reported number of homicides.
(c) It is likely only a fraction of the number of homicides have been reported.
(d) It is likely that the number of homicides is exaggerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jose have on his record that will complicate his request to be allowed to stay in the U.S.?

2. What does Jose's private immigration attorney tell Cantu and Diane about Jose's case?

3. Which of the following cities suffered damage during the Mexican Revolution?

4. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?

5. On page 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?

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