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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 state were the walkers discovered in?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Florida.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Arizona.
2. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?
(a) He was tired of working with Maradona.
(b) He wanted to diversify his skill set.
(c) He was starting to attract attention in his own sector.
(d) Don Moi was tired of dealing with him.
3. 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) The Devil's Case.
(d) Operation Broken Promise.
4. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Ogle This Money."
(b) "Other Than Mexicans."
(c) "Onward, To March."
(d) "Over The Mesa."
5. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?
(a) The bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.
(b) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.
(c) Consumers in the United States drove bean prices to unreasonable levels.
(d) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
2. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
3. Who got Mendez started working as a guide?
4. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?
5. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Desolation?
2. According to Urrea, what was the most scandalous item provided in the survival kits that the Mexican government created for walkers?
3. To whom does the term "Coyotes" refer?
4. Who is Mike F.?
5. Who was Don Moi?
6. Who is Ken Smith?
7. Who oversaw the human smuggling operation that led the Yuma 14 into the desert?
8. Who joined Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. on his journey?
9. According to Urrea, what is the most sensible interpretation of the sign "USA Prohibido!" for Spanish-speakers?
10. Who were the Wellton 26?
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