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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) "Other Than Mexicans."
(b) "Ogle This Money."
(c) "Over The Mesa."
(d) "Onward, To March."

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

3. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?
(a) The pittance paid by immigrants who cannot afford to pay for a vehicle to take them across the border.
(b) The reduced payment a Coyote receives when one of his walkers dies in the desert.
(c) People who cross the border cheaply by riding in locked car trunks.
(d) A style of loading one's pistol while lying down with one's arms crossed.

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

5. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?
(a) The Atacama.
(b) The Devil's Highway.
(c) The Gobi.
(d) The Sahara.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the walkers immigrate to?

2. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?

3. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?

4. According to Urrea, what two factors most unite the Mexican consular corps and the American Border Patrol?

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

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