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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 does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Flower.
(b) Hill.
(c) Angel.
(d) Jaguar.

2. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?
(a) 30.
(b) 0.
(c) 4.
(d) 14.

3. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Wellton.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Houston.
(d) Tallahassee.

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

5. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) 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.
(b) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(c) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."
(d) It is a Harry Potter reference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?

2. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were the Yuma 14?

2. Who is Mike F.?

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

4. Who was Melchior Diaz?

5. What was the banzai run?

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

7. According to Urrea, how did Operation Gatekeeper change border crossings?

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

9. What is Desolation?

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

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