The Line Becomes a River Test | Final Test - Easy

Francisco Cantú
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The Line Becomes a River Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Jose's private immigration attorney charge for her services?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $1,000.

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

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

4. What does Jose share with Cantu every morning?
(a) His breakfast burrito.
(b) His mezcal.
(c) His coffee.
(d) His newspaper.

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

6. On page 133, what cosmic event does Cantu imagine his relatives having witnessed?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) The impact of a huge meteor.
(c) The passage of Halley's Comet.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

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

8. On page 159, what does Cantu dream that he does in the desert?
(a) Saves a group of migrants.
(b) Feeds a wolf.
(c) Shoots and kills a man and a boy.
(d) Sees a shooting star.

9. 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 the number of homicides is exaggerated.
(b) It is likely only a fraction of the number of homicides have been reported.
(c) It is likely that more homicides have occurred only in Juarez.
(d) It is likely that the Mexican president himself was involved in distorting the reported number of homicides.

10. Who is the woman who owns the mercado where Jose works?
(a) Denise.
(b) Diane.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Holly.

11. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(b) His great-Aunt Frances.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His great-grandmother.

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

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

14. What does one woman being sentenced in immigration court tell the judge that prompts him to say someone will see her at the detention facility?
(a) She has a heart condition.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She has lost her diabetes medication.

15. On page 104, which city does Frances's daughter tell Cantu they can see?
(a) Tijuana.
(b) Cancun.
(c) Juarez.
(d) El Paso.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?

2. On page 155, what does the sicario tell his interviewers about his dreams?

3. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?

4. Why does one of Jose's sons have trouble recognizing him in the courtroom?

5. What happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?

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