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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Beto tell Cantu about his aspirations for a career when he was a child?
(a) He had wanted to be a teacher.
(b) He had wanted to be an engineer.
(c) In El Paso, the only people doing well were working for the cartels or working to take them down.
(d) In El Paso, the only good work had been in manufacturing.

5. What is the term for a hit man who works for cartels?
(a) Morone.
(b) Sicario.
(c) El Hefe.
(d) Morte.

6. 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 sister.
(d) Her mother.

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

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

9. 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) El Paso.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Boston.

10. Which city did Cantu's grandfather come from?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Monterrey.

11. Where does Cantu's mother take him when they travel to Mexico together for the first time?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Juarez.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Casas Grandes in Chihuahua.

12. Which of the following is one of the most common types of metaphors used by journalists writing about migrant deaths?
(a) Artistic metaphors.
(b) Sports metaphors.
(c) Literary metaphors.
(d) Economic metaphors.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?

2. Who accompanies Jose's wife and children to the courtroom along with Cantu?

3. What does Jung say it means if one dreams of a savage animal?

4. How many children does Jose have?

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

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