Show:
Facing the Beast
Making The Journey
Gifts and Faith
Enrique's journey
Some Really Weird Facts
100
What do migrants say when they enter Chiapas, and what does it mean?
What is "Ahora nos enfrentamos la bestia", which means "Now we face the beast". (pg 61)
100
What day (and year) does Enrique and many immigrants run on the trails and make their way to the rail bed?
What is March 26, 2000.
100
What gifts does Enrique receive from the people in Oaxaca?
What is half a dozen rolls of bread
100
Where did Enrique earn his money? pg 121
What is Tierra blanca
100
What plant "leaves a smile on it's victim's faces after death? If you say the first word, you can get the points. No using any online resources.
What is the Hemlock Water Dropwort
200
What things should you not do while in Chiapas?
What is don't take buses that has to pass through 9 immigration checkpoints, never ride alone, don't trust anyone in authority, and stay aware of normal residents.
200
Where does Enrique decide to settle for his trip on the train (hint: it's within pages 69-71)?
What is on top of a hopper.
200
What is the date when the towns poeple of El Campesino El Mirador got rid of the police officers in their town? pg 117
What is May 2000
200
What type of cargo is being placed onto the train? pg 120
What is Volkswagen, fords and chryslers
200
At one point in time, what animal was not allowed to be tied to a telephone pole in Vermont?
What is a giraffe.
300
What is the name of the jail Enrique, Big Daddy, and other migrants are taken to?
What is Tapachula Jail.
300
What checkpoint in Mexico does Enrique fear the most, and why?
What is La Arrocera, because many immigrants are caught by migra agents.
300
What are the special prayers migrants rely on while boarding the train?pg 102
What is A prayer to the Holy trinity
300
Where did soldiers find enrique? Pg 134
What is Medias Aguas, Veracruz
300
What condiment was sold in the 1830s as medicine?
What is ketchup.
400
How many scars does Enrique have on his shins?
What is four.
400
At (about) what rate do U.S.-bound Central American migrants lose arms, legs, hands, or feet according to the Red Cross?
What is one every other day. (pg. 88)
400
At the Maria Auciliadora Chruch, how many migrants tend to stay a night? pg 111
What is 640
400
What do some Mexicans do to exploit migrants? pg 131
What is by stiffing them after a days workonly pay them a fraction of their wage, which is 50 pesos.
400
On average Americans eat ____ acres of pizza everyday. Yes, acres. If no one gets the exact number, the closest one gets the points.
What is 18.
500
What does a 1999 human rights report say about migrants attempting to get through Chiapas?
What is they face an "authentic race against time and death".
500
How much money does Olga Sanchez Martinez owe Jorge Luis Antonio Alvarez, and what does she owe him for?
What is $4,500 for jobs he has done for amputations.
500
How much money do police officers typically ask of poeple in order to make bail? pg 117
What is 20,000 - 30,000
500
How does el jefe help Enrique?
What is giving him toritillas, water and toothpaste
500
What capital, and the state that this capital is in, is the ONLY capital without a McDonalds? (hint: If you have been paying attention, part the answer is in another question. Also, if you have asked Shyanne where she is from, you should know at least half of this question)
What is Montpelier, Vermont.