The Devil's Highway - Key Points Quiz

What does Luis Alberto Urrea aim to highlight in The Devil's Highway?

Question Answer Choices The success stories of immigrants who crossed the border. The effectiveness of the Border Patrol's efforts. The economic benefits of border control. The problems at the border and the humanity of many border crossers.

What is the primary job of the Border Patrol in The Devil's Highway?

Question Answer Choices To protect the borders and keep people from illegally crossing into the United States. To provide medical aid to border crossers. To guide border crossers safely through the desert. To help immigrants find jobs in the United States.

What does the phrase 'Operation Broken Promise' in The Devil's Highway signify?

Question Answer Choices The betrayal and broken promises faced by the Yuma 14 immigrants. The promise of a better life in the United States. The successful rescue operation by the Border Patrol. The agreement between the coyotes and the immigrants.

What historical context does the quote 'Immigration, the drive northward, is a white phenomenon' from The Devil's Highway provide?

Question Answer Choices It highlights the struggles of Mexican immigrants in the Arizona desert. It challenges the narrative that immigration is a Third World phenomenon by highlighting European settlers' northward movement. It explains how the drive northward is a recent trend among European settlers. It describes the experiences of modern-day immigrants moving northward for better opportunities.

What do the border patrol agents find most distressing in their job?

Question Answer Choices The lack of support from the government and public. The long hours and difficult working conditions. The deaths of women and children, especially young pregnant mothers and nursing mothers. The constant threat of violence from smugglers.

Who led the Yuma 14 on their journey in The Devil's Highway?

Question Answer Choices A former border patrol agent named Hernandez An amoral coyote named Mendez A compassionate guide named Ramirez A local farmer named Gonzalez

What does the quote 'Nobody wanted them when they were alive, and now look—everybody wants to own them' from The Devil's Highway refer to?

Question Answer Choices The immigrants who successfully crossed the border and found new lives. The Wellton 26, Mexican immigrants who were abandoned and died in the Arizona desert. The journalists who wrote stories about the border crisis. The Border Patrol agents who found the immigrants.

What does Urrea suggest is a root cause of the problems depicted in The Devil's Highway?

Question Answer Choices Massive inequality between Mexicans and their proximity to the United States. The lack of natural resources in Mexico. The high crime rates in American border towns. The cultural differences between Mexico and the United States.

What is the main focus of The Devil's Highway?

Question Answer Choices The personal lives of the Border Patrol agents and their families. The economic impact of immigration on the United States. The story of illegal immigrants, Border Patrol agents, and human smugglers (coyotes). The history of the U.S.-Mexico border and its political implications.

How are the border patrol agents described in The Devil's Highway, Chapter 1?

Question Answer Choices They are depicted as heroic figures who are celebrated for their efforts in protecting the border. They are portrayed with compassion, facing difficult jobs and trauma, but unaware of their direct contribution to the suffering of undocumented people. They are described as corrupt officials who frequently exploit undocumented immigrants for personal gain. They are shown as indifferent and uncaring individuals who are unaffected by the plight of undocumented people.