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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 6. In Sonoita - 9. Killed by the Light.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?
(a) To force north-bound border crossers to leave tracks.
(b) To fill time on long, boring days.
(c) To reduce glare from the setting sun.
(d) To keep the desert sand looking nice and smooth.

2. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?
(a) Deportation.
(b) Cannibalism.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Torture.

3. How did the men react when confronted with strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They begged for rescue.
(b) They dropped to the ground and waited.
(c) They ran into the desert.
(d) They bowed down in prayer.

4. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?
(a) The Devil's Case.
(b) Operation Broken Promise.
(c) The Great Border Tragedy.
(d) The Mendez File.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?

2. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?

3. Why did the walkers spend more time in the desert sun than other people making the trip?

4. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?

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

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