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Urrea, Luis Alberto
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The Devil's Highway Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Urrea, Luis Alberto
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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) Cactus.
(c) Tumble weeds.
(d) Creosote.

2. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?
(a) Exotic American pets.
(b) Contagious American diseases.
(c) New toys, clothes, and appliances.
(d) Eager American missionaries.

3. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?
(a) A style of loading one's pistol while lying down with one's arms crossed.
(b) The pittance paid by immigrants who cannot afford to pay for a vehicle to take them across the border.
(c) People who cross the border cheaply by riding in locked car trunks.
(d) The reduced payment a Coyote receives when one of his walkers dies in the desert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?

4. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?

5. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Don Moi?

2. What is done with the dead at the consulate building before they are prepared for burial?

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

4. Who is Ken Smith?

5. Who were the Wellton 26?

6. Who was Melchior Diaz?

7. According to Urrea, what was the most scandalous item provided in the survival kits that the Mexican government created for walkers?

8. Who is Mike F.?

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

10. What is Desolation?

(see the answer keys)

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