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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. On page 120, why is Beto upset?
2. What happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?
3. On page 141, what does Cantu tell Beto he is thinking of doing after leaving Border Patrol?
4. Who is Jose's court-appointed attorney?
5. What does Jose have on his record that will complicate his request to be allowed to stay in the U.S.?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does the woman whose feet Cantu bandages tell him about himself pn page 154?
3. What does POW stand for at Border Patrol?
4. What does the U.S. Marshal from the courtroom give to one of Jose's sons that surprises Jose's defense attorney?
5. What does Cantu write that Carl Jung said the meaning of a savage animal in a dream was?
6. What does Hayward tell Cantu's new colleagues in Tucson, Beto and Manuel, about Cantu's skills?
7. What are the three categories of metaphors that sociologist Jane Zavisca identified in media coverage of migrant deaths?
8. Who asks Cantu to help Jose when it becomes clear he is having trouble getting back into the U.S.?
9. How does Cantu's uncle in Santa Fe feel about the work he has done his whole life?
10. What Greek story does Cantu mention and compare to some of the tragedies he sees playing out in the desert through his job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Cantu learn from some of the people he interviews that live in border towns on the U.S. side of the border about how the U.S.'s immigration crackdowns have affected their daily lives? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.
Essay Topic 2
What does Cantu's discussion about the rampant femicide in Mexico reveal about the culture in that country, and how does it help to explain some of the reasons for the increase in immigrants trying to cross the Mexican/U.S. border illegally? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing how Cantu connects Mexico's history of wars, other conflicts, violence, and suffering (the idea of the so-called "100-year cycles) to the modern-day problems at the country's border with the United States.
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