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

2. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?
(a) They were brothers-in-law.
(b) They were on the same baseball team.
(c) Nahum worked in Reymundo's factory.
(d) They once played opposite each other in a battle of the bands.

3. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Veracruz.
(d) Arizona.

4. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?
(a) He would scream every morning at the crack of dawn.
(b) They started off calling him "Hen Boy" but he complained that it was emasculating.
(c) He had a distinctive red forelock.
(d) He was trying to catch and eat a rooster when they intercepted him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was El Chespiro?

2. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?

3. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?

4. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

5. Who got Mendez started working as a guide?

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