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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Cantu's mother tell him is her impression of the Border Patrol agency?
(a) He can not trust the people who work there.
(b) It is a system with little regard for people.
(c) It is the best place he can work at the moment.
(d) It will probably be shut down soon.

2. Why do the tribal police often decline to come to pick up abandoned vehicles when Border Patrol calls them?
(a) They are too busy with more important work.
(b) They think abandoned vehicles harbor harmful spirits.
(c) They are afraid people will still be in the vehicle.
(d) They do not want the paperwork either.

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

4. Where did Cantu's mother work for almost her entire career?
(a) The U.S. National Park Service.
(b) The U.S. Air Force.
(c) The U.S. State Department.
(d) The Wild Rangers Service.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old were the young immigrant sisters Mortenson asks Cantu to translate for on page 51?

2. What do Morales and Cantu see in the desert night sky while working that awes them both?

3. Why do Border Patrol agents destroy migrants' belongings they find in the desert?

4. What happens to Cantu only two days after arriving to his post as a Border Patrol agent?

5. How long does Cantu spend in training in his Border Patrol unit on page 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Cantu's mother name him after and what was his namesake known for?

2. How was the modern-day boundary between the U.S. and Mexico first defined?

3. Why does one of the older man from Michoacan ask Cantu if there is any work for him to do at the Border Patrol station as he awaits deportation processing?

4. Why does Cantu want to see his classmate Santiago graduate the most out of all his classmates in Border Patrol Training?

5. What is Cantu's impression of the people and atmosphere in Cuidad Juarez when the book opens?

6. Why is Cantu so nervous when he comes home from work late one night to see a man lurking in the dark on his street?

7. How does Mortenson treat Cantu when they first meet on the job?

8. What does Cantu discover that some coyotes, or smugglers who are paid to help immigrants cross the border illegally, give to immigrants to "help" on their journey?

9. Why do Cantu and other Border Patrol agents destroy any of the belongings and provisions they find in the desert?

10. What fears do Adam and his wife, living in a border town, have about the men who come to the house demanding things?

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