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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. On page 157, what does Hayward tell Cantu about coming back to Border Patrol after a leave of absence?
(a) Hayward wants to keep Cantu as an employee, and he can arrange for Cantu to come back after a leave of absence.
(b) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can not come back.
(c) Hayward wants Cantu to take a leave of absence and then come back to take a much higher-level position.
(d) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can come back, but at the lowest position level possible.

2. On page 120, why is Beto upset?
(a) His cousin had died in Juarez the day before.
(b) His mother was very ill.
(c) He was suffering from anxiety due to his relationship with his girlfriend.
(d) He was afraid he was about to get fired.

3. Who did the Mexican military capture in 2014 that Jose and Cantu talk about on page 171?
(a) Vicente Fox.
(b) El Chapo Guzman.
(c) Oscar Romero.
(d) Francisco Calderon.

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

5. What kind of job does Cantu work in on page 167?
(a) He works in a clothing shop.
(b) He works in a coffee shop.
(c) He works as an apprentice accountant.
(d) He cooks in a food truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cantu stay behind in New Mexico to visit on page 125?

2. What does Cantu do for Beto when Beto goes away for several days on page 148?

3. What does Jose's private immigration attorney tell Cantu and Diane about Jose's case?

4. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cantu get to know Jose, and how does their friendship grow?

2. What Greek story does Cantu mention and compare to some of the tragedies he sees playing out in the desert through his job?

3. What does POW stand for at Border Patrol?

4. What does Hayward tell Cantu's new colleagues in Tucson, Beto and Manuel, about Cantu's skills?

5. What does Cantu do to try to help Jose when he has trouble with U.S. immigration after leaving the U.S. to visit his dying mother in Mexico?

6. How does Jose and his family come to be connected with his private defense attorney, Elizabeth Green?

7. What did Mexican president Felipe Calderon base his campaign on?

8. Why does Cantu tell Hayward he will likely stop working for Border Patrol on page 157?

9. What does Beto tell Cantu about his background and his aspirations for his career with Border Patrol?

10. What does the sicario tell the interviewers started to happen in his personal life after years of working for the cartel?

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