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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. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Canada.
(c) The United States of America.
(d) Mexico.

2. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?
(a) Buried motion sensors.
(b) Moles embedded within border crossings.
(c) Cloaked surveillance drones.
(d) Camouflaged bloodhounds.

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Mike F.
(b) Luis Alberto Urrea.
(c) Ken Smith.
(d) Jesus Mendez.

4. What country did the walkers immigrate to?
(a) Canada.
(b) Honduras.
(c) The United States of America.
(d) Portugal.

5. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) Don Moi and his men.
(b) El Nego and El Moreno.
(c) The guides, or guias.
(d) The Cercas brothers.

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 size of group was considered a "magic number" for Coyotes?

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

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

5. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?

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