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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What failed attempt did the men make to signal for help the night after their Coyotes left?
(a) They made a giant pile of rocks.
(b) They started a giant bonfire.
(c) They made a human pyramid so that Border Patrol cars could spot them.
(d) They laid out to spell the word "Help" for passing planes.

2. What size of group was considered a "magic number" for Coyotes?
(a) 300.
(b) 30.
(c) 13.
(d) 3.

3. Which mountain range did Mendez repeatedly attempt to climb, without success?
(a) Mount St. Helen.
(b) The Andes.
(c) The Rockies.
(d) The Growlers.

4. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?
(a) His boss, Don Moi.
(b) His partner, Maradona.
(c) His partner, Santos.
(d) His girlfriend, Celia Mendez.

5. What is the first stage of hyperthermia?
(a) Heat death.
(b) Heat stress.
(c) Heat Stroke.
(d) Heat Syncope.

6. Who was responsible for making sure the walkers had water on the Devil's Highway?
(a) El Chespiro.
(b) The walkers themselves.
(c) The Coyotes.
(d) Don Moi.

7. Whose idea was it for the remaining Coyotes to go their separate way?
(a) It was Don Moi's idea.
(b) It was Chespiro's idea.
(c) It was Santos's idea.
(d) The text is unclear.

8. Who walked at the front of the party during the trek through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Nahum Landa.
(b) Mendez.
(c) Santos.
(d) Lauro.

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

10. What did the walkers do after their Coyotes failed to return?
(a) They pressed north.
(b) They veered east.
(c) They returned south.
(d) They stayed put.

11. According to the notes of U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton, what did the walkers consume to survive after they were abandoned by the Coyotes?
(a) Lizards and sweat.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Creosote and mud.
(d) Cactus and urine.

12. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?
(a) An Arizona corn maze.
(b) A confusing collection of constellations that led them astray.
(c) The Growler mountains.
(d) A confusing series of underground tunnels.

13. What do the men say Reymundo Sr. did when he wandered into the desert to die?
(a) He set his clothes on fire.
(b) He took off his shoes and threw them into the mountains.
(c) He shaved his head with a knife.
(d) He tore up his American money.

14. Why does Urrea voice skepticism that Mendez truly believed the lights came from Border Patrol agents?
(a) Urrea has reason to believe that Mendez wanted the men dead.
(b) Border Patrol agents are not allowed to drive at night.
(c) No Border Patrol agent could get Mendez to commit suicide, and walking into the desert was effectively suicide.
(d) He thinks Mendez had something to hide.

15. How much money did the Coyotes collect?
(a) 100 pesos.
(b) The text is unclear and gives different amounts.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) No money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?

2. Why did the men travel so slowly up the sandy desert hills?

3. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?

4. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?

5. According to Urrea, why do Coyotes usually reject pesos from their walkers?

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