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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 was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?
(a) They were part of the largest die-off in the history of the border's crossings.
(b) They were the first all-male border crossing in recorded history.
(c) They were the first border crossing to feature any survivors at all.
(d) They were the first border crossing to be conducted without the help of organized crime.

2. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Deportation.
(c) Torture.
(d) Cannibalism.

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

4. Who was Toribio Romo?
(a) Don Moi's right hand man.
(b) The patron saint of undocumented immigrants.
(c) The inventor of foam shoes.
(d) An old soccer coach from Chicago.

5. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?
(a) They wanted guts like his.
(b) They wanted to learn how to make American cheeseburgers.
(c) The Hungry Men were a rock group and they believed Don Moi could get them a gig.
(d) They wanted to distract him from flirting with their wives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was El Chespiro?

2. What term did Rodrigo use to describe his colleagues in crime?

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

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

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

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