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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. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

2. Who was responsible for making sure the walkers had water on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Don Moi.
(b) The walkers themselves.
(c) The Coyotes.
(d) El Chespiro.

3. How did Don Moi feel to hear the travelers laughing on the bus?
(a) He did not like it.
(b) He was envious of the travelers' mirth.
(c) He thought it helped them blend in.
(d) He liked to see the men have fun.

4. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) The Cercas brothers.
(b) Don Moi and his men.
(c) El Nego and El Moreno.
(d) The guides, or guias.

5. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?
(a) He had a low center of gravity, so preferred to stick to high ground.
(b) His ears were very large, so he preferred to stay low, away from the wind.
(c) His left leg had less thrust than his right.
(d) He had trouble seeing through one eye.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?

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

4. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

5. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?

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