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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?
(a) A well-beloved and high-class chain of Mexican hotels.
(b) A sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.
(c) A "mecca" (80) of civilization lying between several different locations.
(d) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.

2. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?
(a) Don Moi.
(b) Jesus Mendez.
(c) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.
(d) Mike F.

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

4. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."
(b) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(c) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(d) It is a sly reference to the "s-knot," used by early Border Patrol agents to tie up border crossers in the days before handcuffs.

5. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A cross.
(b) A black iron bell.
(c) A cluster of snakes.
(d) A flaming sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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

3. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?

4. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Urrea, what is the most sensible interpretation of the sign "USA Prohibido!" for Spanish-speakers?

2. How does the sign warning travelers in Sasabe describe the Coyotes?

3. Who oversaw the human smuggling operation that led the Yuma 14 into the desert?

4. How does Urrea characterize the relationship between Border Patrol agents and politicians?

5. According to Urrea, what was the most scandalous item provided in the survival kits that the Mexican government created for walkers?

6. What was the banzai run?

7. To whom does the term "Coyotes" refer?

8. Who joined Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. on his journey?

9. Who is Mike F.?

10. Who was Don Moi?

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