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

2. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?
(a) The air conditioning on their trucks.
(b) Their guns.
(c) Their batons.
(d) Their pepper spray.

3. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.
(b) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.
(c) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(d) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.

4. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) Veracruz.

5. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?
(a) Eager American missionaries.
(b) New toys, clothes, and appliances.
(c) Contagious American diseases.
(d) Exotic American pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?

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

3. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?

4. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?

5. What country did the walkers immigrate to?

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