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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 is the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument famous for?
(a) It is the most dangerous national park in America.
(b) It was the first national monument managed entirely by undocumented workers.
(c) UFOs are rumored to have landed there in ancient times.
(d) It was the birthplace of John Wayne.

2. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?
(a) Cannibalism.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Torture.

3. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Angel.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Hill.
(d) Flower.

4. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?
(a) A sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.
(b) A well-beloved and high-class chain of Mexican hotels.
(c) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.
(d) A "mecca" (80) of civilization lying between several different locations.

5. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Veracruz.
(c) Guadalajara.
(d) Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aztlan?

2. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?

3. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?

4. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?

5. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the walkers hoping to encounter Border Patrol agents, even though they were crossing without authorization?

2. How does the sign warning travelers in Sasabe describe the Coyotes?

3. What techniques do Border Patrol signcutters use to locate walkers?

4. According to Urrea, how did Operation Gatekeeper change border crossings?

5. What condition were the bodies of the Yuma 14 in when they were found?

6. What is Desolation?

7. What were economic conditions like when the Yuma 14 lived in Veracruz?

8. Who oversaw the human smuggling operation that led the Yuma 14 into the desert?

9. According to Urrea, what was the most scandalous item provided in the survival kits that the Mexican government created for walkers?

10. How does Urrea characterize the relationship between Border Patrol agents and politicians?

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