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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1. The Rules of the Game.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country did the walkers immigrate to?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Honduras.
(c) The United States of America.
(d) Canada.

2. The men stumbling out of the mountains in the book's introduction suffered from a medical condition; what was it?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Hyperthermia.
(d) Osteoporosis.

3. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Trying to kill a dog.
(b) Wandering the desert.
(c) Fighting a local soldier.
(d) Riding a dangerous horse.

4. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."
(b) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(c) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(d) It is a sly reference to the "s-knot," used by early Border Patrol agents to tie up border crossers in the days before handcuffs.

5. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?
(a) Cactus.
(b) Bell peppers.
(c) Tumble weeds.
(d) Creosote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following creatures is NOT said to reside in Desolation?

2. What is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?

3. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

4. What was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?

5. Who was the first white man to die on The Devil's Highway?

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