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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. What structure did the walkers have to cross to get into America?
(a) A highly-guarded tunnel.
(b) A giant moat.
(c) A twenty-foot wall.
(d) A collapsed barbed-wire fence.

2. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?
(a) His left leg had less thrust than his right.
(b) He had trouble seeing through one eye.
(c) He had a low center of gravity, so preferred to stick to high ground.
(d) His ears were very large, so he preferred to stay low, away from the wind.

3. What kinds of maps did the Coyotes have?
(a) U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps.
(b) Maps of the wrong region.
(c) Highway maps.
(d) Maps drawn on notebook paper with bic pens.

4. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Trying to kill a dog.
(b) Wandering the desert.
(c) Riding a dangerous horse.
(d) Fighting a local soldier.

5. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?
(a) In cowboy garb, to pose as American citizens.
(b) Stylishly, to imply they are wealthier than they really are.
(c) Poorly, to disguise themselves from Border Patrol.
(d) In black leather and spiked jackets, to intimidate the walkers into submission.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?

3. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?

4. What is Aztlan?

5. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?

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