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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?
(a) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.
(b) Consumers in the United States drove bean prices to unreasonable levels.
(c) The bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.
(d) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.

3. 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.

4. What state were the walkers discovered in?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Florida.

5. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) They stopped serving Mexico.
(b) They stopped serving America.
(c) They stopped accepting pesos.
(d) They facilitated transfer of funds between Mexico and America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?

3. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?

4. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

5. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Urrea characterize the relationship between Border Patrol agents and politicians?

2. Who was Melchior Diaz?

3. What techniques do Border Patrol signcutters use to locate walkers?

4. Who is Ken Smith?

5. What were economic conditions like when the Yuma 14 lived in Veracruz?

6. Who was the man that Border Patrol agents referred to as "Rooster Boy"?

7. According to Urrea, what is the most sensible interpretation of the sign "USA Prohibido!" for Spanish-speakers?

8. Who joined Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. on his journey?

9. From what state did most of the Yuma 14 come?

10. Who is Mike F.?

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