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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Cantu deliberately shoot at the firing range just to see if he is capable of taking a life?
(a) A swan.
(b) A chipmunk.
(c) A small yellow bird.
(d) A small dog.

3. Why does Cantu's relative say his house is littered with boxes on page 125?
(a) The relative does not have enough room to unpack all the things.
(b) The relative is storing boxes for a friend.
(c) The relative is leaving the country soon and does not want to go through the trouble of unpacking.
(d) The relative is renting temporarily until the relative can build a house soon.

4. Who stayed with the body in the desert while the other agents brought the surviving migrants back to the Border Patrol station to be processed on page 57?
(a) Beto.
(b) Hart.
(c) Cantu.
(d) Morales.

5. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 6 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the elderly man from Michoacan ask Cantu if he can do while he wants to be deported on page 31?

2. Which organization began an investigation into the large-scale killings of women in Juarez in 2004?

3. Which treaty modified the border delineation between Mexico and the U.S. in 1853?

4. What happens to Jose's middle son that Jose tells Cantu he is worried about on page 168?

5. Which poet re-imagined the Greek tragedy Antigone set in modern Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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