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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. What animal featured in a story Cantu recalls his mother reading to him as a child on page 81?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A bird.
(c) A bear.
(d) A lion.

2. Why does Cantu's mother tell him she insisted on keeping her maiden name after she married his father?
(a) So he could always easily apply for a Mexican passport if he wanted to.
(b) So he would always carry something from her family and not forget his Mexican heritage.
(c) She he would benefit from her family's political connections.
(d) So he could pass the name on to his own children.

3. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?
(a) 20 and 21.
(b) 15 and 16.
(c) 9 and 10.
(d) 6 and 7.

4. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?
(a) He did not take his insulin during the entire journey.
(b) He did not drink any water during the entire journey.
(c) He took a pill the coyote gave him - likely an amphetamine.
(d) He had left his heart pills at home.

5. What is Cantu's colleague Cole's nickname?
(a) Reaper.
(b) Renegade.
(c) Black Death.
(d) Renaissance.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Cantu stops a suspicious car on page 70, what false name does one of the men give to Cantu?

2. On page 76, what does Cantu's mother tell him she is worried about apart from his safety on his job?

3. Which other colleagues of Cantu's also visited Morales in the hospital while Cantu was there?

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

5. Which of the following is one reason Cantu's mother tells him she embarked on the career she chose?

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