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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 first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Fighting a local soldier.
(b) Trying to kill a dog.
(c) Wandering the desert.
(d) Riding a dangerous horse.

2. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?
(a) Moles embedded within border crossings.
(b) Buried motion sensors.
(c) Camouflaged bloodhounds.
(d) Cloaked surveillance drones.

3. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?
(a) Cactus.
(b) Tumble weeds.
(c) Creosote.
(d) Bell peppers.

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

5. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?
(a) Hyperthermia.
(b) Osteoporosis.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Lupus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?

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

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

4. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

5. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?

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