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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 Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?
(a) He was tired of working with Maradona.
(b) He wanted to diversify his skill set.
(c) He was starting to attract attention in his own sector.
(d) Don Moi was tired of dealing with him.

2. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Wandering the desert.
(b) Fighting a local soldier.
(c) Riding a dangerous horse.
(d) Trying to kill a dog.

3. How does Mendez describe his parents' income?
(a) They were very rich.
(b) Mendez claimed to be an orphan.
(c) They were poor.
(d) They were upper-middle class.

4. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?
(a) They were part of the largest die-off in the history of the border's crossings.
(b) They were the first all-male border crossing in recorded history.
(c) They were the first border crossing to be conducted without the help of organized crime.
(d) They were the first border crossing to feature any survivors at all.

5. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?
(a) A "mecca" (80) of civilization lying between several different locations.
(b) A well-beloved and high-class chain of Mexican hotels.
(c) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.
(d) A sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did some of the younger walkers look to for an example when deciding how to talk to police?

4. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?

5. What is the last stage of hyperthermia?

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