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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 does Maradona do that surprised Mendez on the morning of his journey with the Yuma 14?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) He bought Mendez a nice pair of shoes.
(c) He called Mendez a loser.
(d) He jumped from a closet.

2. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?
(a) Jamaican.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

3. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?
(a) 30.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

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

5. What did the signcutters call Mendez after they read his tracks near Bluebird Pass?
(a) "Hero."
(b) "Asshole."
(c) "Genius."
(d) "Renegade."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the walkers spend more time in the desert sun than other people making the trip?

2. How did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?

3. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?

4. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?

5. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?

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