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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. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?
(a) Yes.
(b) It is stressful for other people he knows, but not for him.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

2. Which other colleagues of Cantu's also visited Morales in the hospital while Cantu was there?
(a) Smith and Wesson.
(b) Dominguez and Monterey.
(c) Beto and Manuel.
(d) Cole and Hart.

3. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?
(a) Change the locks.
(b) Steal everything, including pots and pans.
(c) Leave the water running.
(d) Break windows.

4. Where does Cantu find two tired immigrants camped out on the reservation on page 38?
(a) In a soup kitchen.
(b) In a police station.
(c) In an abandoned school house.
(d) Inside a church.

5. On page 97, what does Cantu tell Hayward is bothering him about the job?
(a) He feels that his language skills are not up to par.
(b) He feels like he is not getting paid enough.
(c) He feels bad for all the people crossing that he can not help.
(d) He feels like all the real work is really out in the field.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him she insisted on keeping her maiden name after she married his father?

3. What does Cantu tell the young boys who lost one of their party in the desert NOT to do if they decide to try to cross the border again?

4. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?

5. Why is Morales in the hospital on page 65?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does one of the older man from Michoacan ask Cantu if there is any work for him to do at the Border Patrol station as he awaits deportation processing?

3. What is one main reason why Cantu's mother does not want him to become a Border Patrol agent?

4. How did the two young sisters who were brought in to the Border Patrol station alone react to their processing and questioning?

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

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

7. What do Cantu and his mother always do as a tradition on Christmas Eve together?

8. What does Cantu feel when he goes to visit Morales in the hospital following his motorcycle accident?

9. What fears do Adam and his wife, living in a border town, have about the men who come to the house demanding things?

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

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