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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 Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?
(a) Walkers' routes were unchanged.
(b) Americans started migrating south to seek work in northern Mexico.
(c) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.
(d) Walkers started traveling through the harsh and less heavily-patrolled desert areas.

2. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?
(a) They forgot where it was.
(b) The tank was trapped.
(c) It became known to Border Patrol agents.
(d) It was poisoned.

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Mike F.
(b) Jesus Mendez.
(c) Ken Smith.
(d) Luis Alberto Urrea.

4. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A flaming sword.
(b) A cross.
(c) A black iron bell.
(d) A cluster of snakes.

5. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) John Doe.
(b) Jim Drought.
(c) Bob Dole.
(d) Juan Toledo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?

2. Who walked at the front of the party during the trek through the Devil's Highway?

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

4. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?

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

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