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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. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A black iron bell.
(b) A cluster of snakes.
(c) A flaming sword.
(d) A cross.

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

3. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?
(a) Mike F.
(b) Pancho Villa.
(c) Ofelia Zepeda.
(d) Melchior Diaz.

4. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?
(a) The Marines.
(b) FEMA.
(c) The EPA.
(d) The FBI.

5. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Trying to kill a dog.
(b) Riding a dangerous horse.
(c) Wandering the desert.
(d) Fighting a local soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

3. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?

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

5. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?

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