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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?

2. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?

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

4. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mike F.?

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

4. What condition were the bodies of the Yuma 14 in when they were found?

5. Who was Don Moi?

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

7. Who were the Yuma 14?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

High rates of immigration can bring demographic change, revealing ethnic tensions. Write an essay exploring Urrea's rhetoric regarding race and ethnicity, tracing the relationship between racial attitudes and immigration policy.

Essay Topic 2

Urrea concludes the afterword to The Devil's Highway by asking the reader, "What Would Jesus Do?" Use evidence from the text and any additional research you may need to explain the question's relevance to the events and themes of the book. Conclude by suggesting what answer or answers may be supported by the text.

Essay Topic 3

The struggle of Reymundos Sr. and Jr. is given significant prominence in The Devil's Highway compared to many of the other walkers, both living and dead. Write an essay exploring how these individuals are characterized and the tone that Urrea achieves when describing them. Conclude by explaining how this characterization and tone influence the reader's perceptions of the walkers as a group.

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