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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. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

2. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.
(b) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.
(c) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(d) They wanted them to walk faster.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?

3. Who was Jesus AKA Mendez AKA Rooster Boy?

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

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

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