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

2. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?
(a) Consumers in the United States drove bean prices to unreasonable levels.
(b) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.
(c) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.
(d) The bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.

3. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
(b) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.
(c) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.
(d) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

4. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His son.

5. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Jesus Mendez.
(b) Mike F.
(c) Ken Smith.
(d) Luis Alberto Urrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?

2. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?

3. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?

4. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?

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

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