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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the migrant on page 154 that Cantu takes into the Border Patrol station for processing trying to get to see in the U.S.?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

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

3. 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 showing photos of drugs every time there is a news story about migrants.
(d) By referring to migrants as "illegal."

4. What does Jose's court-appointed attorney say about Cantu's former colleague Morales on page 187?
(a) Morales had once pulled a gun on the attorney for what seemed like no reason.
(b) Morales always seemed callous to the attorney.
(c) Morales seemed like he cared about the immigrants.
(d) Morales was the only Border Patrol agent the attorney had met who spoke Spanish.

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

6. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?
(a) Oscar Romero.
(b) Felipe Calderon.
(c) Vicente Fox.
(d) Beto O'Rourke.

7. Who does Cantu call in Border Patrol to try to see if he can help Jose?
(a) Hayward.
(b) Morales.
(c) Beto.
(d) Smith.

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. Why does one of Jose's sons have trouble recognizing him in the courtroom?
(a) Jose's hair is grey, and he has always shaved his head previously, so his sons do not recognize him.
(b) Jose has bruises under each eye.
(c) Jose has lost a lot of weight.
(d) Jose has gained a lot of weight.

14. 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 can speak with him in a private room for a few minutes.
(b) They should be able to place a phone call to him.
(c) They will have to go back to Mexico with him if they want to speak with him.
(d) 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Cantu's mother take him when they travel to Mexico together for the first time?

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?

4. What does Cantu do for the undocumented migrant he processes through the system on page 154?

5. Which poet re-imagined the Greek tragedy Antigone set in modern Mexico?

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