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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1. The Rules of the Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A cluster of snakes.
(b) A cross.
(c) A flaming sword.
(d) A black iron bell.

3. Why do so-called "foamers" (29) wear foam blocks as they cross through the desert?
(a) The foam is a fashion statement.
(b) They believe it reduces the tracks that they leave.
(c) The foam allows them to ski down brief inclines.
(d) The foam keeps their feet cool.

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

5. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?
(a) Torture.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Deportation.
(d) Cannibalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of bullets do Wellton Border Patrol agents carry?

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

3. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?

4. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?

5. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?

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