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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 kind of dangerous animal does Cole tell Cantu and his colleagues to look out for on page 32?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A rattlesnake.
(c) A mongoose.
(d) A bear.

2. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?
(a) Racial violence.
(b) Submission.
(c) Power and dominance.
(d) Economic inequality.

3. How does Cantu's mother become injured in Mexico during their trip there in the book's prologue?
(a) She twists her ankle walking across a busy street.
(b) She is hit by a stray bullet.
(c) She is bitten by a stray dog.
(d) She drinks some tainted water and contracts an illness.

4. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?
(a) The Treaty of El Paso.
(b) The Treaty of La Mesilla.
(c) The Treaty of Yucatan.
(d) The Treaty of Versailles.

5. What kind of case is more paperwork that involves drugs found at the border?
(a) A smuggling case involving heroin.
(b) A smuggling case with more than 10 ounces of drugs.
(c) A smuggling case involving cocaine.
(d) A smuggling case with live suspects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?

2. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?

3. What do the young boys tell Cantu that the man in their party who died did that might explain his death?

4. Why is Morales in the hospital on page 65?

5. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?

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