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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aztlan?
(a) A well loved brand of Tejano beer.
(b) A mysterious folkloric creature residing in the Devil's Highway.
(c) The code name for one of the walkers accompanying Mendez.
(d) The traditional home of the Aztecs, said to be in the American Southwest.

2. Why did the Mexican government stop distributing survival kits for border crossers?
(a) Americans complained that they were encouraging illegal immigration.
(b) Mexicans complained that the resources should be redirected to people remaining in the country.
(c) A controversy ensued after someone was exposed to a fatal food allergen contained within the kits.
(d) The government ran out of funds to continue the program.

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

4. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?
(a) Coyotes.
(b) Border Patrol newcomers.
(c) Border Patrol veterans.
(d) Walkers.

5. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?
(a) A rooster.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A goat.
(d) A snake.

6. 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.

7. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Veracruz.
(d) Canada.

8. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.
(b) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(c) They wanted them to walk faster.
(d) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.

9. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?
(a) To force north-bound border crossers to leave tracks.
(b) To keep the desert sand looking nice and smooth.
(c) To fill time on long, boring days.
(d) To reduce glare from the setting sun.

10. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?
(a) Melchior Diaz.
(b) Jonathan Kelly.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Stephen Miller.

11. What pop culture figure did Don Moi resemble to the "muchachos of Veracruz" (48)?
(a) Robin Hood.
(b) Don Draper.
(c) Buggs Bunny.
(d) James Bond.

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

13. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) The Aryan Brotherhood.
(b) Al Quaeda.
(c) MS-13.
(d) The Bloods.

14. What state were the walkers discovered in?
(a) Florida.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Ohio.

15. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?
(a) The Atacama.
(b) The Sahara.
(c) The Gobi.
(d) The Devil's Highway.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?

2. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?

3. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?

4. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?

5. According to Urrea, what two factors most unite the Mexican consular corps and the American Border Patrol?

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