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

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

3. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?
(a) Walker.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Migra.
(d) Oaxaca.

4. What name is initially ascribed to all of the men who died on the journey described within the book?
(a) Jim Drought.
(b) Bob Dole.
(c) Juan Toledo.
(d) John Doe.

5. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?
(a) A sarcastic term for a field of skeletons on the Devil's Highway.
(b) A fictional place from a popular but haunting Mexican ballad.
(c) A "mecca" (80) of civilization lying between several different locations.
(d) A well-beloved and high-class chain of Mexican hotels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do so-called "foamers" (29) wear foam blocks as they cross through the desert?

2. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?

3. How many dead men did Border Patrol agents discover during their banzai run?

4. Which of the following creatures is NOT said to reside in Desolation?

5. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?

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