The Devil's Highway Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Urrea, Luis Alberto
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Devil's Highway Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Urrea, Luis Alberto
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15. Aftermath - Afterword: Ten Years On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What national event disrupted Presidente Fox's attempts to soften American border policy?
(a) Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(b) Hurricane Katrina.
(c) 9/11.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

2. Why did Mendez initially refuse to cooperate with law enforcement?
(a) He was afraid that his criminal associates would kill his girlfriend.
(b) He did not know they were real law enforcement officers.
(c) He was holding out for a better offer.
(d) He had heat-induced amnesia.

3. Why did the Mexican government stop distributing survival kits for border crossers?
(a) Americans complained that they were encouraging illegal immigration.
(b) Mexicans complained that the resources should be redirected to people remaining in the country.
(c) A controversy ensued after someone was exposed to a fatal food allergen contained within the kits.
(d) The government ran out of funds to continue the program.

4. What asset helped Mendez maintain control of the group?
(a) His large physique.
(b) His seniority.
(c) His sense of style.
(d) His experience.

5. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(b) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."
(c) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(d) 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?

2. What did El Negro do when law enforcement started closing in on the Cercas family's operation?

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

4. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?

5. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?

(see the answer key)

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