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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. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) The guides, or guias.
(b) Don Moi and his men.
(c) The Cercas brothers.
(d) El Nego and El Moreno.

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

3. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) His father.

4. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.
(b) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(c) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.
(d) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.

5. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?
(a) Treating his men rudely.
(b) Starting a fight with Santos.
(c) Walking while the sun was out.
(d) Forgetting to bring extra water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state were the walkers discovered in?

2. What reason did Mendez give for getting into the smuggling business?

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

4. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?

5. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

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