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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 happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?
(a) He was hit by a car but was recovering.
(b) He was struggling in keeping up with his math homework.
(c) He was being bullied at school.
(d) He was diagnosed with cancer.

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

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

4. What does Jung say it means if one dreams of a savage animal?
(a) You are afraid.
(b) The animal wants to come to you.
(c) You should plant a tree.
(d) You are angry.

5. Why does one of Jose's sons have trouble recognizing him in the courtroom?
(a) Jose has bruises under each eye.
(b) Jose's hair is grey, and he has always shaved his head previously, so his sons do not recognize him.
(c) Jose has gained a lot of weight.
(d) Jose has lost a lot of weight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jose's court-appointed attorney?

2. For about how long does Cantu see Jose every day as they work in close proximity?

3. What had just happened in Cantu's family right before he and his mother traveled to Mexico for the first time?

4. Where does Cantu's mother take him when they travel to Mexico together for the first time?

5. What do Cantu and Beto help Manuel do on page 139?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three categories of metaphors that sociologist Jane Zavisca identified in media coverage of migrant deaths?

2. What was Cantu's original birth name, and why did Cantu's mother change his name?

3. Who asks Cantu to help Jose when it becomes clear he is having trouble getting back into the U.S.?

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

5. What does the woman whose feet Cantu bandages tell him about himself pn page 154?

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

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

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

9. What does Cantu tell Jose when Jose asks him if he ever found drugs at the border during his work for Border Patrol?

10. How does Cantu's uncle in Santa Fe feel about the work he has done his whole life?

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