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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. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?
(a) 0.
(b) 14.
(c) 30.
(d) 4.

2. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.
(b) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.
(c) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(d) They wanted them to walk faster.

3. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Angel.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Hill.
(d) Flower.

4. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?
(a) Jesus Mendez.
(b) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Mike F.

5. What is Aztlan?
(a) A well loved brand of Tejano beer.
(b) The traditional home of the Aztecs, said to be in the American Southwest.
(c) A mysterious folkloric creature residing in the Devil's Highway.
(d) The code name for one of the walkers accompanying Mendez.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Jesus AKA Mendez AKA Rooster Boy?

3. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?

4. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?

5. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?

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