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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. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

4. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
(b) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
(c) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.
(d) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?

2. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?

3. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?

4. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

5. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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