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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 Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?
(a) He was trying to catch and eat a rooster when they intercepted him.
(b) He would scream every morning at the crack of dawn.
(c) He had a distinctive red forelock.
(d) They started off calling him "Hen Boy" but he complained that it was emasculating.

2. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) Border Patrol agents do not go out at night.
(b) No Border Patrol agent would leave the scene after lighting up 30 border crossers.
(c) No Border Patrol station was posted for miles.
(d) Border Patrol agent vehicles are not equipped with lights that bright.

3. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?
(a) His ears were very large, so he preferred to stay low, away from the wind.
(b) He had a low center of gravity, so preferred to stick to high ground.
(c) He had trouble seeing through one eye.
(d) His left leg had less thrust than his right.

4. According to Urrea, what did men driving home from America bring with them to Veracruz in Chapter 2?
(a) New toys, clothes, and appliances.
(b) Contagious American diseases.
(c) Exotic American pets.
(d) Eager American missionaries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?

2. With which of his family members did Reymundo Barreda Maruri Sr. travel?

3. Why was the sign reading, "USA Prohibido!" (57) confusing to Spanish-speakers?

4. Whose idea was it for the remaining Coyotes to go their separate way?

5. What is Aztlan?

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