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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 was the name of Don Moi's boss?
(a) Jesus Mendez.
(b) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.
(c) Geppetto.
(d) Chespiro.

2. 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.

3. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?
(a) "Over The Mesa."
(b) "Onward, To March."
(c) "Ogle This Money."
(d) "Other Than Mexicans."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups is NOT included in the list of people who mock or dislike Border Patrol agents?

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

3. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?

4. Who was Toribio Romo?

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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