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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. How did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?
(a) They took a bus.
(b) They walked.
(c) They flew.
(d) They rode in the trunks of cars.

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

3. 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) The Bloods.
(d) Al Quaeda.

4. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?
(a) Walking while the sun was out.
(b) Forgetting to bring extra water.
(c) Treating his men rudely.
(d) Starting a fight with Santos.

5. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?
(a) A confusing series of underground tunnels.
(b) The Growler mountains.
(c) An Arizona corn maze.
(d) A confusing collection of constellations that led them astray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Urrea dismiss the possibility that the lights came from a "rogue" Border Patrol agent?

2. What happened to the walkers right after they ran into the desert at Bluebird Pass?

3. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?

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

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

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