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

2. What was the location of the Border Patrol station that led rescue efforts for the men lost on the Devil's Highway?
(a) Wellton.
(b) Houston.
(c) Tallahassee.
(d) Tulsa.

3. What was the nationality of the first group of undocumented immigrants hunted by American Border Patrol in the 1880s?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Jamaican.

4. What is the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument famous for?
(a) It is the most dangerous national park in America.
(b) UFOs are rumored to have landed there in ancient times.
(c) It was the birthplace of John Wayne.
(d) It was the first national monument managed entirely by undocumented workers.

5. How did Operation Gatekeeper change the routes walkers took to cross the border?
(a) Walkers started traveling through the harsh and less heavily-patrolled desert areas.
(b) Americans started migrating south to seek work in northern Mexico.
(c) Undocumented immigration ceased altogether.
(d) Walkers' routes were unchanged.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which direction did people in Veracruz wish to go, according to Urrea in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?

4. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?

5. What organization did the Texan and Arizona branches of Border Patrol start worrying about in the aftermath of 9/11?

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