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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15. Aftermath - Afterword: Ten Years On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Urrea, who pays the hospital bills for sick or injured immigrants who have been arrested by Border Patrol?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The immigrants are turned away.
(c) The government.
(d) The immigrants are forced to work the debt off.

2. Why did law enforcement officials refrain from sending the walkers back to Mexico right away?
(a) Their truck had broken down.
(b) They did not know where in Mexico to send them.
(c) They wanted them to testify against Mendez.
(d) They believed in open borders.

3. What reason did Mendez give for getting into the smuggling business?
(a) It was the only way to make a decent wage.
(b) It was the best way to meet women.
(c) He claimed to be a freedom fighter resisting the American government.
(d) He hoped it would help him make contacts as a musician.

4. What is the last stage of hyperthermia?
(a) Heat Cramps.
(b) Heat Stress.
(c) Heat Fatigue.
(d) Heat Stroke.

5. What passage did Mendez mistakenly think he had found, causing the group to wander further into the mountains?
(a) Danny Chime Pass.
(b) Jimmy Ringer Pass.
(c) Charlie Bell Pass.
(d) Bobby Gong Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

2. How did the walkers evade the Border Patrol's drag system the first time Mendez crossed the Devil's Highway?

3. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?

4. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?

5. What did the surviving walkers receive in exchange for their testimony?

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