The Devil's Highway Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Urrea, Luis Alberto
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Devil's Highway Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Urrea, Luis Alberto
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.
(b) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(c) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.
(d) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.

3. What is the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument famous for?
(a) It was the first national monument managed entirely by undocumented workers.
(b) It is the most dangerous national park in America.
(c) UFOs are rumored to have landed there in ancient times.
(d) It was the birthplace of John Wayne.

4. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Ogle This Money."
(b) "Over The Mesa."
(c) "Onward, To March."
(d) "Other Than Mexicans."

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

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

7. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?
(a) They were brothers-in-law.
(b) Nahum worked in Reymundo's factory.
(c) They were on the same baseball team.
(d) They once played opposite each other in a battle of the bands.

8. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Hill.
(b) Angel.
(c) Jaguar.
(d) Flower.

9. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?
(a) Cactus.
(b) Tumble weeds.
(c) Creosote.
(d) Bell peppers.

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

11. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Texas.

12. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?
(a) The black head laughed.
(b) The black head begged for water.
(c) The black head screamed in terror.
(d) The black head warned him to leave.

13. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?
(a) Camouflaged bloodhounds.
(b) Buried motion sensors.
(c) Moles embedded within border crossings.
(d) Cloaked surveillance drones.

14. What term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) La Cabeza de la Diabla.
(b) The Wellton 26.
(c) The Devil's Highway.
(d) The Yuma 14.

15. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Torture.
(d) Deportation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?

2. Why do so-called "foamers" (29) wear foam blocks as they cross through the desert?

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

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

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

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