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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 201 - 247).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cantu's mother tell him he can work anywhere he would like?
(a) He is the smartest person she knows.
(b) He speaks five languages and anyone would be happy to employ him.
(c) He graduated with honors and has a 4-year degree.
(d) She knows many people who can get him a job in finance in New York.

2. Why does Adam flag down Cantu as Cantu drives through the reservation on page 67?
(a) Adam's wife was in labor and they needed an ambulance fast.
(b) Adam has noticed many strange vehicles passing through his town, and some men had come to his house and intimidated his wife.
(c) Adam found a gun in the desert and does not know what to do with it.
(d) Adam found drugs in the desert and does not know what to do with them.

3. Why do Border Patrol agents destroy migrants' belongings they find in the desert?
(a) To clean up the desert, per their orders.
(b) Because they resent the migrants so much.
(c) To discourage the migrants from continuing their journey.
(d) To make sure they continue to think of migrants as less than human.

4. What is the term for a hit man who works for cartels?
(a) El Hefe.
(b) Morte.
(c) Sicario.
(d) Morone.

5. What does Jose's private immigration attorney tell Cantu and Diane about Jose's case?
(a) It will be easy to convince the judge Jose should stay.
(b) It will be a very expensive process.
(c) It will be hard but not impossible.
(d) The case will require family members to come to the U.S. from Mexico to testify in Jose's favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Jose's jobs?

2. On page 83, what does the dentist ask Cantu if he was aware of as a problem with his teeth?

3. Where does Cantu's mother tell her her first job was?

4. What does Beto tell Cantu about his aspirations for a career when he was a child?

5. What does Cantu do for the undocumented migrant he processes through the system on page 154?

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