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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. How did the Coyotes communicate privately with each other?
(a) They whistled.
(b) They passed notes.
(c) They used sign language.
(d) They spoke Cantonese.

2. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?
(a) They wanted to learn how to make American cheeseburgers.
(b) The Hungry Men were a rock group and they believed Don Moi could get them a gig.
(c) They wanted guts like his.
(d) They wanted to distract him from flirting with their wives.

3. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?
(a) Cloaked surveillance drones.
(b) Camouflaged bloodhounds.
(c) Moles embedded within border crossings.
(d) Buried motion sensors.

4. Who was Toribio Romo?
(a) Don Moi's right hand man.
(b) An old soccer coach from Chicago.
(c) The inventor of foam shoes.
(d) The patron saint of undocumented immigrants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?

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

4. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?

5. What did the signcutters call Mendez after they read his tracks near Bluebird Pass?

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