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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?
2. What visions of migrants does Cantu describe sometimes seeing in his nightmares on page 34?
3. What does Cantu's supervisor tell him he might find at first in his new job in intelligence?
4. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?
5. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Cantu discover that some coyotes, or smugglers who are paid to help immigrants cross the border illegally, give to immigrants to "help" on their journey?
2. What does Cantu's mother tell him about her feelings looking back on her career as a National Parks worker?
3. How does Mortenson treat Cantu when they first meet on the job?
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 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?
6. Why is Cantu so nervous when he comes home from work late one night to see a man lurking in the dark on his street?
7. What fears do Adam and his wife, living in a border town, have about the men who come to the house demanding things?
8. What realization did Italian priest Father Eusebio Kino have when he climbed to the top of a volcanic peak south of the international boundary line in 1706?
9. What is Cantu's impression of the people and atmosphere in Cuidad Juarez when the book opens?
10. How does Cantu's own experiences in Ciudad Juarez compare to what he has heard about the city?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Cantu discusses the creation of the modern boundary between the U.S. and Mexico, as set out in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, beginning on page 41. Write an essay discussing the process of marking the border itself, as described by Cantu, and which factors were most influential in determining the final boundary that was erected.
Essay Topic 2
Cantu cites research by various linguists that has examined the dehumanizing language media professionals, politicians, and others often use to describe undocumented immigrants. Write an essay analyzing the various different manifestations of cultural bias towards undocumented immigrants as they appear through common uses of language that Cantu discusses.
Essay Topic 3
How does Cantu's experience with looking after his co-worker Beto's dog relate to his experiences as a Border Patrol agent? How does Cantu end up feeling when he discovers Beto's dog is responsible for nearly killing a neighbor's dog when Beto's dog accidentally gets loose? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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