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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 51 - 100).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 70, what does Cantu see on his way home from working the swing shift that unsettles him?
(a) A large house fire.
(b) Halloween decorations in January.
(c) A dead dog in the street.
(d) A man lurking in the dark on his street.

2. Where does Cantu's mother live?
(a) Texas.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Maryland.

3. On page 76, what does Cantu's mother tell him she is worried about apart from his safety on his job?
(a) She is worried that the job does not pay well enough to support Cantu.
(b) She is worried that he will never go back to school for his master's degree.
(c) She is worried that he will never have a change to become a manager.
(d) She is worried about Cantu's mental health and happiness, too.

4. On page 99, why is Cantu's mother so upset on the phone?
(a) She wanted to ask how his doctor's appointment had turned out.
(b) She had heard a Border Patrol agent was killed and she worried it might be him.
(c) She had a dream that he had been hurt and she was checking on him.
(d) Her friend had told her she had seen Cantu in the street earlier and he looked very ill.

5. What does Adam's wife tell Cantu is different about the men who recently came to the door?
(a) They seemed very afraid.
(b) They spoke perfect English.
(c) They wore camouflage pants and did not carry backpacks.
(d) They carried guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cantu's first supervisor tell him he should try to do with the customs agents?

2. Who did Cantu's mother name him after?

3. What does Cantu tell the young boys who lost one of their party in the desert NOT to do if they decide to try to cross the border again?

4. What does Cantu deliberately shoot at the firing range just to see if he is capable of taking a life?

5. How do other agents refer to the village Adam and his wife live in?

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