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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 organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) The Aryan Brotherhood.
(b) MS-13.
(c) Al Quaeda.
(d) The Bloods.

2. Who walked at the front of the party during the trek through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Lauro.
(b) Santos.
(c) Mendez.
(d) Nahum Landa.

3. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?
(a) To fill time on long, boring days.
(b) To keep the desert sand looking nice and smooth.
(c) To reduce glare from the setting sun.
(d) To force north-bound border crossers to leave tracks.

4. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Houston.
(b) Wellton.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Tulsa.

5. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?
(a) Migra.
(b) Oaxaca.
(c) Walker.
(d) Coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?

2. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?

3. Who was El Chespiro?

4. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?

5. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?

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