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

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

3. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

3. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?

4. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?

5. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Mike F.?

4. What is Desolation?

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

6. Who was Don Moi?

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

8. Who was Melchior Diaz?

9. Who was the man that Border Patrol agents referred to as "Rooster Boy"?

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

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