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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 is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?
(a) The Mendez File.
(b) Operation Broken Promise.
(c) The Devil's Case.
(d) The Great Border Tragedy.

2. How was the work of Coyotes gendered in banda subculture?
(a) Coyotes were seen as very masculine.
(b) Coyotes were seen as feminine.
(c) Coyotes were known for having progressive ideas of gender and sexuality.
(d) The work of Coyotes had no gender connotation.

3. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His son.
(d) His daughter.

4. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?
(a) Melchior Diaz.
(b) Stephen Miller.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Jonathan Kelly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Urrea, why did "hungry men" (47) want to work with Don Moi?

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

3. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?

4. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

5. Why did the Mexican government stop distributing survival kits for border crossers?

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