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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 145, what does Hayward tell Cantu that shakes him?
2. What does Jose have on his record that will complicate his request to be allowed to stay in the U.S.?
3. Who was elected president of Mexico in 2006?
4. 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.?
5. What happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the sicario, or hit man for a cartel, tell Charles Bowden was an important symbolic part of disposing of the bodies of the people he killed?
2. What does Beto tell Cantu he thinks is a harbinger of death in his family on page 120?
3. What are the three categories of metaphors that sociologist Jane Zavisca identified in media coverage of migrant deaths?
4. What Greek story does Cantu mention and compare to some of the tragedies he sees playing out in the desert through his job?
5. What does Hayward tell Cantu's new colleagues in Tucson, Beto and Manuel, about Cantu's skills?
6. Who asks Cantu to help Jose when it becomes clear he is having trouble getting back into the U.S.?
7. 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?
8. What does the U.S. Marshal from the courtroom give to one of Jose's sons that surprises Jose's defense attorney?
9. Why does Cantu tell Hayward he will likely stop working for Border Patrol on page 157?
10. How does Cantu get to know Jose, and how does their friendship grow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe Cantu's feelings about his Mexican heritage? Do his feelings about his own background change during the course of the book? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
In the last few pages of the book, Cantu visits Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grande River, right on the U.S./Mexico border. For a moment, as he stands in the river, he forgets what country he is standing in. What does Cantu's experience in Big Bend represent about his own feelings and hopes for the future as they relate to the border? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Cantu does not have a relationship with his father, but he and his mother are very close and he is able, at times, to confide in her about his problems and hopes. Write an essay analyzing the meaning of Cantu's relationship with his mother, and how this relationship underscores one of the book's themes about the importance of close family bonds.
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