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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. Which of the following groups is NOT included in the list of people who mock or dislike Border Patrol agents?
(a) Liberals.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Civilians.
(d) Law Enforcement Officers.

2. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?
(a) The sign was blown upside-down after a bad storm.
(b) The sign was decorated with an inexplicable painting of a crab.
(c) The sign's color scheme was difficult to read.
(d) "Usa" in Spanish means "to use," and does not connote "The United States of America."

3. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) Don Moi and his men.
(b) The guides, or guias.
(c) The Cercas brothers.
(d) El Nego and El Moreno.

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

5. What was carried by the apparition of a white woman who appeared before the warriors of the O'Odham in 1699?
(a) A cross.
(b) A cluster of snakes.
(c) A flaming sword.
(d) A black iron bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?

2. Who was El Chespiro?

3. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?

4. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?

5. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?

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