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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?
(a) Don Moi was tired of dealing with him.
(b) He was tired of working with Maradona.
(c) He wanted to diversify his skill set.
(d) He was starting to attract attention in his own sector.

2. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.
(b) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(c) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.
(d) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.

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

4. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) The Cercas brothers.
(b) El Nego and El Moreno.
(c) Don Moi and his men.
(d) The guides, or guias.

5. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?
(a) His father.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son.
(d) His wife.

6. Which of the following groups is NOT included in the list of people who mock or dislike Border Patrol agents?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Civilians.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Law Enforcement Officers.

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

8. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) They stopped accepting pesos.
(b) They stopped serving America.
(c) They stopped serving Mexico.
(d) They facilitated transfer of funds between Mexico and America.

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

10. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?
(a) It connotes that the chicken is alive.
(b) It connotes that the chicken is sick.
(c) It connotes that the chicken is cooked.
(d) It connotes that the chicken is hungry.

11. According to Urrea, what two factors most unite the Mexican consular corps and the American Border Patrol?
(a) Their respect for the rule of law and their appreciation for authentic polka.
(b) Their distrust of their governments and their hatred of human smugglers.
(c) Their sleek operating procedures and their flare for creative jargon.
(d) Their skill navigating the desert wastes and their keen eyes for crime.

12. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?
(a) Jamaican.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

13. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?
(a) They were the first all-male border crossing in recorded history.
(b) They were part of the largest die-off in the history of the border's crossings.
(c) They were the first border crossing to feature any survivors at all.
(d) They were the first border crossing to be conducted without the help of organized crime.

14. Who was Toribio Romo?
(a) The inventor of foam shoes.
(b) The patron saint of undocumented immigrants.
(c) An old soccer coach from Chicago.
(d) Don Moi's right hand man.

15. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?
(a) The Marines.
(b) FEMA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The EPA.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?

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

5. What term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?

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