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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.
(c) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.
(d) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.

2. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?
(a) The air conditioning on their trucks.
(b) Their batons.
(c) Their guns.
(d) Their pepper spray.

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

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

5. Who was Jesus AKA Mendez AKA Rooster Boy?
(a) A walker.
(b) A rogue Border Patrol agent.
(c) A Coyote.
(d) The third Cercas brother.

6. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?
(a) They wanted guts like his.
(b) They wanted to learn how to make American cheeseburgers.
(c) They wanted to distract him from flirting with their wives.
(d) The Hungry Men were a rock group and they believed Don Moi could get them a gig.

7. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
(b) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
(c) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
(d) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.

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

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

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

11. 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) Walkers' routes were unchanged.
(d) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.

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

13. 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.

14. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?
(a) Migra.
(b) Walker.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Oaxaca.

15. 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) The Mendez File.
(c) Operation Broken Promise.
(d) The Devil's Case.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was El Chespiro?

3. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?

4. Which of the following creatures is NOT said to reside in Desolation?

5. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?

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