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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 delicacy did Morales want to eat that the two men he and Cantu picked up on page 50 had?
(a) Chilaquiles.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Flan.
(d) Papusas.

2. What does Cantu want to tell Adam on the phone but holds himself back from suggesting?
(a) He should make sure he always carries a gun.
(b) He should install new locks and deadbolts on all his doors.
(c) He should take his family and move somewhere else, far from the border.
(d) He should leave the church he has been a member of his entire life.

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

4. Why does Cantu arrest one of the men in the car he stops on page 70?
(a) He is smoking marijuana.
(b) He has a gun he is not authorized to have.
(c) There is an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
(d) He tries to run away.

5. Which classmate of Cantu's did he most want to see graduate from Border Patrol training with him?
(a) Morales.
(b) Smith.
(c) Hart.
(d) Santiago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cantu tell the dentist when the dentist asks if his work in Border Patrol is stressful?

2. What does Cantu learn decapitation can be a symbol for?

3. Where are migrants who survive the crossing of the desert often shepherded by smugglers inside the U.S.?

4. Who climbed to a peak south of the international boundary line in 1706 and realized California was connected to Mexico?

5. Where does Cantu's supervisor say he hopes to be transferred to eventually?

(see the answer key)

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