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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?
(a) The sign was blown upside-down after a bad storm.
(b) "Usa" in Spanish means "to use," and does not connote "The United States of America."
(c) The sign was decorated with an inexplicable painting of a crab.
(d) The sign's color scheme was difficult to read.

3. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Wellton.
(b) Tulsa.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Houston.

4. What is the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument famous for?
(a) It is the most dangerous national park in America.
(b) It was the birthplace of John Wayne.
(c) It was the first national monument managed entirely by undocumented workers.
(d) UFOs are rumored to have landed there in ancient times.

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

6. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.
(b) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.
(c) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(d) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.

7. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Veracruz.
(c) Guadalajara.
(d) Arizona.

8. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.
(b) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(c) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.
(d) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.

9. What sort of bullets do Wellton Border Patrol agents carry?
(a) Birdshot.
(b) Rubber bullets.
(c) Hollow-point bullets.
(d) Armor-piercing bullets.

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

11. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?
(a) It connotes that the chicken is alive.
(b) It connotes that the chicken is sick.
(c) It connotes that the chicken is cooked.
(d) It connotes that the chicken is hungry.

12. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.
(b) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(c) They wanted them to walk faster.
(d) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.

13. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?
(a) Border Patrol veterans.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Walkers.
(d) Border Patrol newcomers.

14. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?
(a) Creosote.
(b) Cactus.
(c) Tumble weeds.
(d) Bell peppers.

15. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(b) It is a sly reference to the "s-knot," used by early Border Patrol agents to tie up border crossers in the days before handcuffs.
(c) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(d) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?

2. What collapsing commodity most damaged the economy of Veracruz?

3. How did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?

4. Who was Toribio Romo?

5. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?

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