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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?
(a) In cowboy garb, to pose as American citizens.
(b) Poorly, to disguise themselves from Border Patrol.
(c) Stylishly, to imply they are wealthier than they really are.
(d) In black leather and spiked jackets, to intimidate the walkers into submission.

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

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

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

7. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?
(a) Ofelia Zepeda.
(b) Mike F.
(c) Pancho Villa.
(d) Melchior Diaz.

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

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

10. What reason did Mendez give for getting into the smuggling business?
(a) He claimed to be a freedom fighter resisting the American government.
(b) He hoped it would help him make contacts as a musician.
(c) It was the best way to meet women.
(d) It was the only way to make a decent wage.

11. Which of the following creatures is NOT said to reside in Desolation?
(a) The good witch, Glenda.
(b) Elder Brother, I'itoi.
(c) The coyote-spirit, Ban.
(d) The evil witch, Ho'ok.

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 screamed in terror.
(b) The black head warned him to leave.
(c) The black head laughed.
(d) The black head begged for water.

13. Who got Mendez started working as a guide?
(a) His friend, Rodrigo Maradona.
(b) Don Moi.
(c) Reymundo Maruri Sr.
(d) Mike F.

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

15. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?
(a) 30.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?

2. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?

3. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

4. What term did Rodrigo use to describe his colleagues in crime?

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

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