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

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

3. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Riding a dangerous horse.
(b) Trying to kill a dog.
(c) Fighting a local soldier.
(d) Wandering the desert.

4. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?
(a) Border Patrol newcomers.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Walkers.
(d) Border Patrol veterans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

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

3. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?

4. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?

5. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?

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