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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 6. In Sonoita - 9. Killed by the Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(b) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(c) It is a sly reference to the "s-knot," used by early Border Patrol agents to tie up border crossers in the days before handcuffs.
(d) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."

2. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?
(a) Consumers in the United States drove bean prices to unreasonable levels.
(b) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.
(c) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.
(d) The bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.

3. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?
(a) Walkers.
(b) Border Patrol veterans.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Border Patrol newcomers.

4. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(b) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.
(c) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.
(d) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.

5. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Wellton.
(b) Houston.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Tulsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?

2. How was the work of Coyotes gendered in banda subculture?

3. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?

4. What structure did the walkers have to cross to get into America?

5. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?

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