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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. What alternate plan did one of the Coyotes suggest after it became clear they were lost?
(a) Make a human pyramid to better spot Border Patrol.
(b) Start a bonfire to get help.
(c) Go back to Mexico.
(d) Lay down and accept the inevitability of death.

2. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(b) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.
(c) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.
(d) They wanted them to walk faster.

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

4. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Lauro.
(b) Santos.
(c) El Chespiro.
(d) Don Moi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?

2. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?

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

4. Why was Reymundo relieved his brother did not join him on the journey?

5. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?

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