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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15. Aftermath - Afterword: Ten Years On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the Mexican consul in Calexico?
(a) Luis Cercas.
(b) Rita Vargas.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Reymundo Sr.

2. Who was the "little fat man" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Lauro.
(b) Santos.
(c) El Chespiro.
(d) Don Moi.

3. Why were there few beans to eat in Veracruz in the early 2000s?
(a) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.
(b) Consumers in the United States drove bean prices to unreasonable levels.
(c) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.
(d) The bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.

4. How did the walkers evade the Border Patrol's drag system the first time Mendez crossed the Devil's Highway?
(a) They walked backwards to make their tracks confusing.
(b) They covered their tracks with brush.
(c) They wore foam shoes.
(d) They kept to the high ground.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?

2. Which of the following groups were not described as criticizing the towers erected by Border Patrol agents?

3. Which of the men does Urrea describe as the "grandpa" of the group?

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

5. Why was Reymundo relieved his brother did not join him on the journey?

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