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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. 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?
(a) The black head laughed.
(b) The black head screamed in terror.
(c) The black head warned him to leave.
(d) The black head begged for water.

2. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Trying to kill a dog.
(b) Riding a dangerous horse.
(c) Wandering the desert.
(d) Fighting a local soldier.

3. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?
(a) Bell peppers.
(b) Cactus.
(c) Tumble weeds.
(d) Creosote.

4. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?
(a) They once played opposite each other in a battle of the bands.
(b) They were on the same baseball team.
(c) They were brothers-in-law.
(d) Nahum worked in Reymundo's factory.

5. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?
(a) Ken Smith.
(b) Jesus Mendez.
(c) Luis Alberto Urrea.
(d) Mike F.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was El Chespiro?

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

3. Where did Jesus AKA Mendez live before coming to Sonora?

4. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?

5. What state were the walkers discovered in?

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