Memo & Lucho
What best describes Memo’s personality in the reading?
a) Aggressive and reckless
b) Quiet and self-conscious
c) Carefree and loud
d) Arrogant and prideful
b) Quiet and self-conscious
What does the term la línea describe in the book?
a) A smuggler’s path
b) A border patrol checkpoint
c) A coyote’s nickname
d) The landscape dividing Mexico and the U.S.
d) The landscape dividing Mexico and the U.S.
Why do migrants often carry very few belongings?
a) To avoid detection
b) They plan to return
c) They don’t have anything valuable
d) The journey is physically exhausting
d) The journey is physically exhausting
Where are Memo and Lucho sent after being caught?
a) Federal prison
b) Bus depot
c) Nogales shelter
d) U.S. city jail
c) Nogales shelter
What does the desert represent in De León’s argument?
a) A homeland
b) A place of rebirth
c) A natural boundary
d) A weaponized environment
d) A weaponized environment
How do Memo and Lucho primarily support each other?
a) Financially
b) Emotionally and socially
c) By providing weapons
d) Through professional legal help
b) Emotionally and socially
What is el camino commonly used to describe?
a) A checkpoint
b) The desert heat
c) The route taken by migrants
d) A type of backpack
c) The route taken by migrants
Why do Memo and Lucho keep trying to cross?
a) For revenge
b) To join a smuggling ring
c) To find work and a better life
d) To escape a crime
c) To find work and a better life
How are migrants treated in the detention process?
a) With compassion
b) Like prisoners
c) As medical emergencies
d) Like tourists
b) Like prisoners
Why is Memo’s voice important in the book?
a) He’s a trained journalist
b) He records border crossings
c) He shares his personal trauma
d) He translates for others
c) He shares his personal trauma
Which of the following is true about Lucho?
a) He’s afraid to cross again
b) He enjoys the desert environment
c) He often jokes and tries to stay upbeat
d) He has successfully crossed before
c) He often jokes and tries to stay upbeat
What do migrants call U.S. immigration officials?
a) Coyotes
b) La Migra
c) Los Zetas
d) Los Rojos
b) La Migra
What physical danger is emphasized in the chapters?
a) Gunfire
b) Dehydration
c) Flash floods
d) Snake bites
b) Dehydration
Which of these is a direct result of repeated deportations?
a) Legal residency
b) Mental resilience
c) Hopelessness
d) Language fluency
c) Hopelessness
What does De León suggest about border deaths?
a) They are random accidents
b) They are necessary for order
c) They are calculated and systemic
d) They are less frequent than reported
c) They are calculated and systemic
Memo compares himself to which type of person when reflecting on his failures?
a) A soldier
b) A shadow
c) A ghost
d) A hero
c) A ghost
Which term best captures the concept of crossing with a smuggler?
a) Cargar
b) Brincar
c) Caminar
d) Rezar
b) Brincar
What often causes migrants to become separated during a crossing?
a) Storms
b) Panic from seeing border agents
c) Fights
d) Losing GPS signals
b) Panic from seeing border agents
What term best describes the U.S. strategy of using dangerous environments to deter crossings?
a) Prevention through punishment
b) Strategic enforcement
c) Terrain warfare
d) Prevention through deterrence
d) Prevention through deterrence
What metaphor does De León use to describe the invisibility of migrants?
a) Shadows
b) Sand
c) Rain
d) Smoke
a) Shadows
What emotion does Memo most frequently express in his interviews?
Shame
What word symbolizes fear, danger, and death for migrants?
The Desert
What landscape feature becomes a tool of border enforcement?
Terrain
What city do Memo and Lucho return to after deportation?
Nogales
What word best symbolizes how migrants are erased from public memory and policy discourse?
Invinsibility