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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10. The Long Walk - 14. Helicopters.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the last stage of hyperthermia?
(a) Heat Stress.
(b) Heat Stroke.
(c) Heat Cramps.
(d) Heat Fatigue.

3. Who stayed near the back of the group to push stragglers forward?
(a) Reymundo Jr.
(b) Santos.
(c) Lauro.
(d) Mendez.

4. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?
(a) He wanted to diversify his skill set.
(b) Don Moi was tired of dealing with him.
(c) He was starting to attract attention in his own sector.
(d) He was tired of working with Maradona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?

2. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?

3. How did the brothers Isidro and Mario Gonzalez Manzano rehydrate to survive?

4. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?

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

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