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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 economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) They facilitated transfer of funds between Mexico and America.
(b) They stopped serving Mexico.
(c) They stopped accepting pesos.
(d) They stopped serving America.

2. What reason did Mendez give for getting into the smuggling business?
(a) It was the best way to meet women.
(b) He hoped it would help him make contacts as a musician.
(c) He claimed to be a freedom fighter resisting the American government.
(d) It was the only way to make a decent wage.

3. How was the work of Coyotes gendered in banda subculture?
(a) The work of Coyotes had no gender connotation.
(b) Coyotes were seen as feminine.
(c) Coyotes were known for having progressive ideas of gender and sexuality.
(d) Coyotes were seen as very masculine.

4. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.
(b) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(c) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.
(d) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?

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

3. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?

4. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the banzai run?

2. Who is Mike F.?

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

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

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

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

7. Why were the walkers hoping to encounter Border Patrol agents, even though they were crossing without authorization?

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

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

10. What is done with the dead at the consulate building before they are prepared for burial?

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