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

2. 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.

3. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?
(a) Coyote.
(b) Walker.
(c) Oaxaca.
(d) Migra.

4. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Luis Alberto Urrea.
(b) Ken Smith.
(c) Mike F.
(d) Jesus Mendez.

5. How was the work of Coyotes gendered in banda subculture?
(a) Coyotes were seen as very masculine.
(b) The work of Coyotes had no gender connotation.
(c) Coyotes were known for having progressive ideas of gender and sexuality.
(d) Coyotes were seen as feminine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did Mendez give for getting into the smuggling business?

2. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?

3. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?

4. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?

5. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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