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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. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?
(a) The sign's color scheme was difficult to read.
(b) The sign was blown upside-down after a bad storm.
(c) The sign was decorated with an inexplicable painting of a crab.
(d) "Usa" in Spanish means "to use," and does not connote "The United States of America."

2. What did the two remaining Coyotes take from the walkers before leaving?
(a) Their shoes.
(b) The rest of their water.
(c) Their dollars.
(d) Their pesos.

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

4. Who did some of the younger walkers look to for an example when deciding how to talk to police?
(a) Rafael Temich.
(b) Mendez.
(c) Nahum Landa.
(d) Reymundo Sr.

5. According to Consul Flores Vizcarra, what kills immigrants?
(a) The desert.
(b) Border Patrol.
(c) The politics of stupidity.
(d) Coyotes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?

4. What term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?

5. Why did the Mexican government stop distributing survival kits for border crossers?

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