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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. How do guides dress when traveling with walkers?
(a) In black leather and spiked jackets, to intimidate the walkers into submission.
(b) In cowboy garb, to pose as American citizens.
(c) Stylishly, to imply they are wealthier than they really are.
(d) Poorly, to disguise themselves from Border Patrol.

2. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.
(b) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(c) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.
(d) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.

3. What country did the walkers leave during their border crossing?
(a) The United States of America.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) Veracruz.

4. Why do so-called "foamers" (29) wear foam blocks as they cross through the desert?
(a) They believe it reduces the tracks that they leave.
(b) The foam allows them to ski down brief inclines.
(c) The foam keeps their feet cool.
(d) The foam is a fashion statement.

5. Who was Jesus AKA Mendez AKA Rooster Boy?
(a) The third Cercas brother.
(b) A walker.
(c) A Coyote.
(d) A rogue Border Patrol agent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?

2. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

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

4. What is the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument famous for?

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

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