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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 2. In Veracruz - 5. Jesus Walks Among Us.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rooster.
(c) A snake.
(d) A goat.

2. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?
(a) The Devil's Highway.
(b) The Atacama.
(c) The Gobi.
(d) The Sahara.

3. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.
(b) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
(c) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
(d) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

4. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?
(a) Al Quaeda.
(b) The Bloods.
(c) MS-13.
(d) The Aryan Brotherhood.

5. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A cluster of snakes.
(b) A black iron bell.
(c) A flaming sword.
(d) A cross.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?

3. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?

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

5. What country did the walkers immigrate to?

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