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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. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Ogle This Money."
(b) "Onward, To March."
(c) "Over The Mesa."
(d) "Other Than Mexicans."

2. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Veracruz.

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

4. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?
(a) Poorly, to disguise themselves from Border Patrol.
(b) In black leather and spiked jackets, to intimidate the walkers into submission.
(c) In cowboy garb, to pose as American citizens.
(d) Stylishly, to imply they are wealthier than they really are.

5. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Hyperthermia.
(c) Osteoporosis.
(d) Lupus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?

2. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?

3. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?

4. Who processed the paperwork of the Yuma 14?

5. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?

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