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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 name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) Bob Dole.
(b) Jim Drought.
(c) Juan Toledo.
(d) John Doe.

2. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?
(a) A snake.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A goat.
(d) A rooster.

3. What term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) The Wellton 26.
(b) The Yuma 14.
(c) The Devil's Highway.
(d) La Cabeza de la Diabla.

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

5. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(b) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.
(c) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.
(d) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?

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

5. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?

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