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

2. What collapsing commodity most damaged the economy of Veracruz?
(a) Oil.
(b) Milk.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Coffee.

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 reduced payment a Coyote receives when one of his walkers dies in the desert.
(c) People who cross the border cheaply by riding in locked car trunks.
(d) The pittance paid by immigrants who cannot afford to pay for a vehicle to take them across the border.

4. What term did Rodrigo use to describe his colleagues in crime?
(a) He called them thieves.
(b) He called them gang-bangers.
(c) He called them bandits.
(d) He called them gangsters.

5. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?
(a) Stylishly, to imply they are wealthier than they really are.
(b) In black leather and spiked jackets, to intimidate the walkers into submission.
(c) In cowboy garb, to pose as American citizens.
(d) Poorly, to disguise themselves from Border Patrol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?

2. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?

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

4. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?

5. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?

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