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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 term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) La Cabeza de la Diabla.
(b) The Devil's Highway.
(c) The Yuma 14.
(d) The Wellton 26.

2. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?
(a) The Great Border Tragedy.
(b) The Devil's Case.
(c) Operation Broken Promise.
(d) The Mendez File.

3. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?
(a) Geppetto.
(b) Chespiro.
(c) Jesus Mendez.
(d) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.

4. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?
(a) The black head warned him to leave.
(b) The black head laughed.
(c) The black head screamed in terror.
(d) The black head begged for water.

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 sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.
(d) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?

2. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

3. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?

4. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?

5. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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