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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. Who processed the paperwork of the Yuma 14?
(a) Veracruz.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Wellton.

2. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Other Than Mexicans."
(b) "Onward, To March."
(c) "Ogle This Money."
(d) "Over The Mesa."

3. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?
(a) To keep the desert sand looking nice and smooth.
(b) To fill time on long, boring days.
(c) To force north-bound border crossers to leave tracks.
(d) To reduce glare from the setting sun.

4. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?
(a) The sign's color scheme was difficult to read.
(b) "Usa" in Spanish means "to use," and does not connote "The United States of America."
(c) The sign was decorated with an inexplicable painting of a crab.
(d) The sign was blown upside-down after a bad storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?

3. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?

4. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?

5. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?

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