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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 did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?
(a) Americans started migrating south to seek work in northern Mexico.
(b) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.
(c) Walkers' routes were unchanged.
(d) Walkers started traveling through the harsh and less heavily-patrolled desert areas.

2. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

3. How was the work of Coyotes gendered in banda subculture?
(a) Coyotes were known for having progressive ideas of gender and sexuality.
(b) Coyotes were seen as feminine.
(c) Coyotes were seen as very masculine.
(d) The work of Coyotes had no gender connotation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?

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

3. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?

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

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

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