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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1. The Rules of the Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do so-called "foamers" (29) wear foam blocks as they cross through the desert?
(a) The foam is a fashion statement.
(b) They believe it reduces the tracks that they leave.
(c) The foam allows them to ski down brief inclines.
(d) The foam keeps their feet cool.

2. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Ogle This Money."
(b) "Onward, To March."
(c) "Over The Mesa."
(d) "Other Than Mexicans."

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Luis Alberto Urrea.
(b) Ken Smith.
(c) Jesus Mendez.
(d) Mike F.

4. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
(b) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.
(c) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
(d) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.

5. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) John Doe.
(b) Jim Drought.
(c) Bob Dole.
(d) Juan Toledo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?

2. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?

3. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

4. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?

5. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?

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