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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 pop culture figure did Don Moi resemble to the "muchachos of Veracruz" (48)?
(a) Buggs Bunny.
(b) James Bond.
(c) Don Draper.
(d) Robin Hood.

2. To what did Mendez allegedly attribute the strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) Border Patrol cars.
(b) Civilian border militias.
(c) An oncoming train.
(d) UFOs.

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Jesus Mendez.
(b) Luis Alberto Urrea.
(c) Mike F.
(d) Ken Smith.

4. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?
(a) Jonathan Kelly.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Melchior Diaz.
(d) Stephen Miller.

5. How did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?
(a) Walkers started traveling through the harsh and less heavily-patrolled desert areas.
(b) Walkers' routes were unchanged.
(c) Americans started migrating south to seek work in northern Mexico.
(d) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Toribio Romo?

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

3. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?

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

5. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?

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