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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 animal features in one of Cantu's unsettling dreams on page 14?
(a) A worm.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A lion.
(d) A whale.

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

3. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

4. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?
(a) Migrants who have been bitten by poisonous snakes.
(b) Migrants who have been shot and thrown in mass graves.
(c) Migrant children looking for their parents in the desert.
(d) Dead migrants who have not made it out of the desert alive.

5. Where does Cantu's mother live?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Adam flag down Cantu as Cantu drives through the reservation on page 67?

3. Who was Hart's roommate who dropped out of Border Patrol training?

4. What mountain range along the West Texas border do Cantu and his mother stop at during their Thanksgiving trip on page 3?

5. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adam say when Cantu asks him why his town is called the vampire town?

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

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

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

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

6. What do some of the other Border Patrol agents suggest might help combat the smell of dead bodies when going out to recover them in the desert?

7. What is Cantu's impression of the people and atmosphere in Cuidad Juarez when the book opens?

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

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

10. 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?

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