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

2. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) El Nego and El Moreno.
(b) The Cercas brothers.
(c) The guides, or guias.
(d) Don Moi and his men.

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

4. Who was Jesus AKA Mendez AKA Rooster Boy?
(a) A walker.
(b) A rogue Border Patrol agent.
(c) A Coyote.
(d) The third Cercas brother.

5. What piece of Border Patrol equipment does Urrea describe as a "lifesaver" (25)?
(a) Their batons.
(b) Their pepper spray.
(c) Their guns.
(d) The air conditioning on their trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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

3. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?

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

5. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?

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