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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 state were the walkers discovered in?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Florida.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Arizona.

2. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?
(a) Mike F.
(b) Ofelia Zepeda.
(c) Pancho Villa.
(d) Melchior Diaz.

3. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Flower.
(b) Hill.
(c) Angel.
(d) Jaguar.

4. What pop culture figure did Don Moi resemble to the "muchachos of Veracruz" (48)?
(a) Buggs Bunny.
(b) James Bond.
(c) Don Draper.
(d) Robin Hood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?

2. According to Urrea, which group would the agents at Wellton say could best describe "the real border world" (23)?

3. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?

4. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?

5. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?

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