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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 come back, but at the lowest position level possible.
(c) If Cantu takes a leave of absence, he can not come back.
(d) Hayward wants Cantu to take a leave of absence and then come back to take a much higher-level position.

2. What does the sicario say his dreams made him realize about his work and private lives?
(a) There was no longer a dividing line between his work and private lives.
(b) His work meant everything to him.
(c) His private life was the only think still keeping him going.
(d) He had to leave his family and private life completely behind to keep doing his work.

3. Who is Jose's private immigration attorney?
(a) Jane Smiley.
(b) Elizabeth Green.
(c) Cora Worthington.
(d) Faith Ford.

4. Who does Cantu call in Border Patrol to try to see if he can help Jose?
(a) Morales.
(b) Beto.
(c) Hayward.
(d) Smith.

5. 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 should be able to place a phone call to him.
(c) They will have to go back to Mexico with him if they want to speak with him.
(d) 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the migrant on page 154 that Cantu takes into the Border Patrol station for processing trying to get to see in the U.S.?

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

3. What axiom about suffering does Cantu note on page 105?

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

5. On page 145, what does Hayward tell Cantu that shakes him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Cantu's supervisor Hayward at Border Patrol suggest as a change in direction for him that will still allow him to stay with the agency on page 111?

6. What does Beto tell Cantu he thinks is a harbinger of death in his family on page 120?

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

8. Cantu's mother was surprised when she finally met her long-estranged father. Why?

9. Why is Lupe, Jose's wife, not able to visit the detention center where he is being held awaiting a final decision on his case?

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

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