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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city did the walkers start their walk from?
(a) San Luis.
(b) Tucson.
(c) No city- their bus driver let them off early.
(d) Sonoita.

2. How many men decided to join the Coyote who advocated for a change of plans?
(a) None of them.
(b) 3 or 5.
(c) Half of them.
(d) All of them.

3. Which of the men does Urrea describe as the "grandpa" of the group?
(a) Santos.
(b) Nahum Landa.
(c) Mendez.
(d) Reymundo Sr.

4. Why did the men travel so slowly up the sandy desert hills?
(a) They slid back half a step for every step they took.
(b) The wind blew so hard it took all their might to press forth.
(c) They needed to walk carefully to avoid making tracks.
(d) Mendez plied them with alcohol right before they reached the hill.

5. What reason did the remaining two Coyotes give for leaving the group?
(a) They were tired of listening to the walkers complain.
(b) They did not want to slow the walkers down.
(c) They were going to get water.
(d) They wanted to cover more ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the walkers spend more time in the desert sun than other people making the trip?

2. Which of the walkers had the most American money with him?

3. What happened to Mendez after the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?

4. How did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?

5. What kinds of maps did the Coyotes have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mendez tell the men to pretend that they were going to San Luis?

2. What caused the group to break apart after they pressed on without Mendez?

3. What are the toilets of budget border motels incapable of doing?

4. What mistake did the Coyotes make when the men arrived at the big rock?

5. Why did the Border Patrol agents fail to recognize Mendez?

6. What disrupted the walkers' plans at Bluebird Pass?

7. How does Urrea describe Reymundo Sr.'s treatment of his son?

8. How did getting lost affect the walkers' opinion of the human smugglers?

9. Why were officials skeptical when Mendez claimed that he planned to return for the walkers?

10. What disagreement emerges between Santos and Mendez?

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