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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1. The Rules of the Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Texas.

2. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?
(a) Their guns.
(b) Their batons.
(c) Their pepper spray.
(d) The air conditioning on their trucks.

3. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Over The Mesa."
(b) "Ogle This Money."
(c) "Other Than Mexicans."
(d) "Onward, To March."

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

5. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?
(a) Hyperthermia.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Osteoporosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups is NOT included in the list of people who mock or dislike Border Patrol agents?

2. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?

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

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

5. Which of the following creatures is NOT said to reside in Desolation?

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