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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15. Aftermath - Afterword: Ten Years On.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 bean crops native to Mexico had gone extinct.
(c) A great fire had wiped out most of the bean shipments.
(d) The pope had decreed that beans were improper according to Leviticus.

2. What asset helped Mendez maintain control of the group?
(a) His experience.
(b) His large physique.
(c) His seniority.
(d) His sense of style.

3. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Texas.

4. Which of the Coyotes died when the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?
(a) Mendez.
(b) Lauro.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Santos.

5. Why did law enforcement officials refrain from sending the walkers back to Mexico right away?
(a) They believed in open borders.
(b) They did not know where in Mexico to send them.
(c) They wanted them to testify against Mendez.
(d) Their truck had broken down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fate did Quelele, warrior of the Sand Papagos, threaten the Mexican army with?

2. What do the men say Reymundo Sr. did when he wandered into the desert to die?

3. What cardinal direction was the direction of death in the ancient beliefs held by some of the men from Veracruz?

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

5. What hidden tool does Urrea describe that allows Border Patrol agents to secretly track the movements of border crossers?

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