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

2. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?
(a) He was trying to catch and eat a rooster when they intercepted him.
(b) He had a distinctive red forelock.
(c) They started off calling him "Hen Boy" but he complained that it was emasculating.
(d) He would scream every morning at the crack of dawn.

3. Why did the Mexican government stop distributing survival kits for border crossers?
(a) A controversy ensued after someone was exposed to a fatal food allergen contained within the kits.
(b) The government ran out of funds to continue the program.
(c) Americans complained that they were encouraging illegal immigration.
(d) Mexicans complained that the resources should be redirected to people remaining in the country.

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

5. 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 be conducted without the help of organized crime.
(d) They were the first border crossing to feature any survivors at all.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was Toribio Romo?

4. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do some guides feed their walkers diet pills?

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

4. From what state did most of the Yuma 14 come?

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

6. Who is Ken Smith?

7. What techniques do Border Patrol signcutters use to locate walkers?

8. What were economic conditions like when the Yuma 14 lived in Veracruz?

9. Who was Don Moi?

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

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