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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 101, which elderly relative of Cantu's dies?
(a) His great-grandmother.
(b) His great-Uncle Roberto.
(c) His great-Aunt Frances.
(d) His grandfather.

2. What does Hayward tell Cantu about his own experience in the field that makes Cantu see Hayward in a different light on page 145?
(a) Hayward had never wanted to take his job in Border Patrol, but his father had persuaded him to do it.
(b) Hayward shot and killed a young man once in the line of duty.
(c) Hayward had taken time off because of PTSD.
(d) Hayward had been offered the opportunity to write a book about his experiences working for Border Patrol.

3. Where is Jose originally from?
(a) Monterrey.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Juarez.
(d) Oaxaca.

4. Which war reporter does Cantu mention on page 150 as having examined the idea of "moral injury?
(a) David Wood.
(b) Steve Coll.
(c) David Halberstam.
(d) Ernie Pyle.

5. What does Cantu do for Beto when Beto goes away for several days on page 148?
(a) Do Beto's paperwork.
(b) Water Beto's plants.
(c) Take care of Beto's dog.
(d) Look after Beto's elderly mother.

6. On page 155, what does the sicario tell his interviewers about his dreams?
(a) They were calming and peaceful.
(b) He stopped dreaming after doing his job for several years.
(c) They were horrible and very realistic.
(d) They were very short.

7. Who is Jose's wife?
(a) Lupe.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Gabriella.
(d) Maxine.

8. What does the sicario say his dreams made him realize about his work and private lives?
(a) His private life was the only think still keeping him going.
(b) He had to leave his family and private life completely behind to keep doing his work.
(c) There was no longer a dividing line between his work and private lives.
(d) His work meant everything to him.

9. What is Cantu's birth name?
(a) Roberto Cantu.
(b) Frances Cantu-Simmons.
(c) Jonathan Cantu.
(d) Joshua Tyler Cantu-Simmons.

10. Where does Cantu's mother take him when they travel to Mexico together for the first time?
(a) Juarez.
(b) Mexico City.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Casas Grandes in Chihuahua.

11. What does Jose share with Cantu every morning?
(a) His mezcal.
(b) His newspaper.
(c) His breakfast burrito.
(d) His coffee.

12. On page 141, what does Cantu tell Beto he is thinking of doing after leaving Border Patrol?
(a) Getting a research scholarship from the State Department.
(b) Becoming a chef.
(c) Becoming an immigration lawyer.
(d) Becoming a police officer.

13. How many children does Jose have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

14. Who was the migrant on page 154 that Cantu takes into the Border Patrol station for processing trying to get to see in the U.S.?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her son.

15. What does one woman being sentenced in immigration court tell the judge that prompts him to say someone will see her at the detention facility?
(a) She has lost her diabetes medication.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has a heart condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 117, what does Cantu dream about that is disturbing?

2. What is one of Jose's jobs?

3. Who is Jose's court-appointed attorney?

4. What does Carl Jung write towards the end of his life that Cantu cites on page 163?

5. What does Jung say it means if one dreams of a savage animal?

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