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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 Beto when Beto goes away for several days on page 148?
(a) Look after Beto's elderly mother.
(b) Do Beto's paperwork.
(c) Take care of Beto's dog.
(d) Water Beto's plants.

2. On page 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?
(a) His mother's death.
(b) His teeth rotting out.
(c) A cave littered with body parts.
(d) Finding bodies in the desert.

3. 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 shot and killed a young man once in the line of duty.
(b) Hayward had been offered the opportunity to write a book about his experiences working for Border Patrol.
(c) Hayward had never wanted to take his job in Border Patrol, but his father had persuaded him to do it.
(d) Hayward had taken time off because of PTSD.

4. What does Jose's private immigration attorney tell Cantu and Diane about Jose's case?
(a) The case will require family members to come to the U.S. from Mexico to testify in Jose's favor.
(b) It will be easy to convince the judge Jose should stay.
(c) It will be a very expensive process.
(d) It will be hard but not impossible.

5. According to Cantu, what is one common way reporting in the media dehumanizes migrants?
(a) By never showing individual photographs of migrants.
(b) By representing them as one large, undifferentiated mass of people.
(c) By referring to migrants as "illegal."
(d) By showing photos of drugs every time there is a news story about migrants.

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

7. On page 157, what does Hayward tell Cantu about coming back to Border Patrol after a leave of absence?
(a) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can not come back.
(b) Hayward wants to keep Cantu as an employee, and he can arrange for Cantu to come back after a leave of absence.
(c) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can come back, but at the lowest position level possible.
(d) Hayward wants Cantu to take a leave of absence and then come back to take a much higher-level position.

8. What words are painted on rocks Cantu can see on the Juarez Mountains on page 130?
(a) La Biblia Es La Verdad, Leela.
(b) Si Se Puede.
(c) Vive Libre o Muere.
(d) La Verdad es Belleza.

9. What kind of job does Cantu work in on page 167?
(a) He works in a coffee shop.
(b) He works in a clothing shop.
(c) He cooks in a food truck.
(d) He works as an apprentice accountant.

10. What does Cantu's old contact in Border Patrol tell him about Jose's family being able to speak with him at the courthouse on page 179?
(a) They will have to go back to Mexico with him if they want to speak with him.
(b) They can speak with him in a private room for a few minutes.
(c) They will not be able to speak with Jose, but they might be able to catch his eye if they sit on the right side of the room.
(d) They should be able to place a phone call to him.

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

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

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

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

15. When did large-scale fighting start in the Mexican Revolution?
(a) February 1909.
(b) May 1911.
(c) August 1920.
(d) September 1914.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cantu's grandfather's name?

2. Why does Jose have problems getting back into the U.S. from Mexico?

3. Which city did Cantu's grandfather come from?

4. What does Jose's court-appointed attorney say about Cantu's former colleague Morales on page 187?

5. Why does Jose go back to Mexico for several weeks on page 176?

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