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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15. Aftermath - Afterword: Ten Years On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the men react when confronted with strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They ran into the desert.
(b) They dropped to the ground and waited.
(c) They begged for rescue.
(d) They bowed down in prayer.

2. According to Urrea, why are fewer Mexicans able to return to Mexico every year?
(a) America does not allow migrants to leave.
(b) Coyotes do not allow migrants to return.
(c) Mexico is tightening its border controls.
(d) The price of crossing the border is increasing.

3. What did El Negro do when law enforcement started closing in on the Cercas family's operation?
(a) He ignored the news.
(b) He fled the border.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He turned himself in.

4. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) No Border Patrol agent would leave the scene after lighting up 30 border crossers.
(b) Border Patrol agent vehicles are not equipped with lights that bright.
(c) No Border Patrol station was posted for miles.
(d) Border Patrol agents do not go out at night.

5. What did Rita Vargas prove about a Border Patrol agent who shot an immigrant?
(a) She proved that the Border Patrol agent shot the man with a rubber bullet.
(b) She proved that the Border Patrol agent shot the man while he was fleeing.
(c) She proved that the Border Patrol agent shot the man by accident.
(d) She proved that the Border Patrol agent shot the man in self-defense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the walkers turn in to law enforcement?

2. How much money did the Coyotes collect?

3. Why did men start tossing away their belongings during their walk?

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

5. Who processed the paperwork of the Yuma 14?

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