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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. Urrea describes an apparition of a black head in the dirt as seen by an unnamed traveler; what did the black head do upon seeing the traveler?
(a) The black head laughed.
(b) The black head begged for water.
(c) The black head screamed in terror.
(d) The black head warned him to leave.

2. What is the first stage of hyperthermia?
(a) Heat death.
(b) Heat Stroke.
(c) Heat stress.
(d) Heat Syncope.

3. What is Aztlan?
(a) The traditional home of the Aztecs, said to be in the American Southwest.
(b) A mysterious folkloric creature residing in the Devil's Highway.
(c) A well loved brand of Tejano beer.
(d) The code name for one of the walkers accompanying Mendez.

4. What was unfamiliar about the place names Jesus encountered in Sonoita?
(a) They came from the English language.
(b) They came from the Spanish language.
(c) They came from Asian languages.
(d) They came from Indian languages.

5. What passage did Mendez mistakenly think he had found, causing the group to wander further into the mountains?
(a) Danny Chime Pass.
(b) Bobby Gong Pass.
(c) Charlie Bell Pass.
(d) Jimmy Ringer Pass.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the notes of U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton, what did the walkers consume to survive after they were abandoned by the Coyotes?

2. What is Hotel Rio Colorado?

3. What happened to the walkers right after they ran into the desert at Bluebird Pass?

4. What term is used as a code name for indigenous peoples in the region?

5. How did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?

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