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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 is the official name of the case regarding the journey that led the Yuma 14 to their deaths?
(a) The Great Border Tragedy.
(b) Operation Broken Promise.
(c) The Mendez File.
(d) The Devil's Case.

2. How much water did the walkers carry with them on average?
(a) 80 liters.
(b) Eight gallons.
(c) 1 eighth of a liter.
(d) Eight liters.

3. What time did the men say it was when they met with Mendez?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Evening.
(d) Mid day.

4. What term did Rodrigo use to describe his colleagues in crime?
(a) He called them gangsters.
(b) He called them gang-bangers.
(c) He called them bandits.
(d) He called them thieves.

5. To what does the term "coffin-load" refer?
(a) The pittance paid by immigrants who cannot afford to pay for a vehicle to take them across the border.
(b) The reduced payment a Coyote receives when one of his walkers dies in the desert.
(c) People who cross the border cheaply by riding in locked car trunks.
(d) A style of loading one's pistol while lying down with one's arms crossed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in the last group of Coyotes that left the walkers behind?

2. Who was responsible for making sure the walkers had water on the Devil's Highway?

3. Which of the men does Urrea describe as the "grandpa" of the group?

4. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?

5. What did the walkers do after their Coyotes failed to return?

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