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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 term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) The Devil's Highway.
(b) The Wellton 26.
(c) The Yuma 14.
(d) La Cabeza de la Diabla.

2. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?
(a) The Mendez File.
(b) Operation Broken Promise.
(c) The Great Border Tragedy.
(d) The Devil's Case.

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

4. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?
(a) The Marines.
(b) The EPA.
(c) FEMA.
(d) The FBI.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?

3. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?

4. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?

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

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