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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?
(a) The Treaty of Yucatan.
(b) The Treaty of La Mesilla.
(c) The Treaty of El Paso.
(d) The Treaty of Versailles.

2. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?
(a) Smith.
(b) Hart.
(c) Morales.
(d) Santiago.

3. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Morelos.
(c) Jurez.
(d) The Yucatan.

4. On page 70, what does Cantu see on his way home from working the swing shift that unsettles him?
(a) A man lurking in the dark on his street.
(b) A dead dog in the street.
(c) A large house fire.
(d) Halloween decorations in January.

5. When was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo enacted?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1946.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following exercise is included in Cantu's Border Patrol training?

2. Why do some people on the reservation sleep in the middle of the road?

3. What is Adam's reaction when Cantu asks him why his village is called a "vampire" village?

4. What often happens, according to Cantu, when the U.S. enacts a border crackdown?

5. Why does Cantu's mother tell him he can work anywhere he would like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What contradictory symbols and feelings does the wolf in Cantu's dream at the beginning of the book convey?

2. How does Mortenson treat Cantu when they first meet on the job?

3. Why is Cantu so nervous when he comes home from work late one night to see a man lurking in the dark on his street?

4. What do Morales and Cantu see in the night sky that leaves an impression on them during one of their patrols together?

5. Why did Hart's roommate, Dominguez, quit the Border Patrol training?

6. What does Cantu's mother tell him about her feelings looking back on her career as a National Parks worker?

7. Why does Cantu want to see his classmate Santiago graduate the most out of all his classmates in Border Patrol Training?

8. How does Cantu's own experiences in Ciudad Juarez compare to what he has heard about the city?

9. How was the modern-day boundary between the U.S. and Mexico first defined?

10. What realization did Italian priest Father Eusebio Kino have when he climbed to the top of a volcanic peak south of the international boundary line in 1706?

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