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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 economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) They stopped serving America.
(b) They stopped accepting pesos.
(c) They stopped serving Mexico.
(d) They facilitated transfer of funds between Mexico and America.

2. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?
(a) Cloaked surveillance drones.
(b) Moles embedded within border crossings.
(c) Camouflaged bloodhounds.
(d) Buried motion sensors.

3. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?
(a) He was tired of working with Maradona.
(b) He wanted to diversify his skill set.
(c) He was starting to attract attention in his own sector.
(d) Don Moi was tired of dealing with him.

4. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?
(a) Oaxaca.
(b) Migra.
(c) Walker.
(d) Coyote.

5. When do most border crossings from Mexico take place?
(a) Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
(b) Border crossings do not take place at any particular time.
(c) Between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m.
(d) Between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?

2. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?

3. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?

4. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?

5. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?

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