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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 collapsing commodity most damaged the economy of Veracruz?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Milk.
(c) Oil.
(d) Coffee.

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

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

4. How did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?
(a) Walkers' routes were unchanged.
(b) Americans started migrating south to seek work in northern Mexico.
(c) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.
(d) Walkers started traveling through the harsh and less heavily-patrolled desert areas.

5. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?
(a) A "mecca" (80) of civilization lying between several different locations.
(b) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.
(c) A well-beloved and high-class chain of Mexican hotels.
(d) A sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?

2. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

3. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?

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

5. What other government organization sometimes has Border Patrol vehicles pulled over for inspection?

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