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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 pop culture figure did Don Moi resemble to the "muchachos of Veracruz" (48)?
(a) James Bond.
(b) Don Draper.
(c) Buggs Bunny.
(d) Robin Hood.

2. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?
(a) Melchior Diaz.
(b) Mike F.
(c) Pancho Villa.
(d) Ofelia Zepeda.

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

4. According to Urrea, what is the only thing Mexico does to prevent walkers from crossing the border in Sasabe?
(a) They have released retired but still-vicious police dogs to roam the area.
(b) They have sub-contracted patrols to a distant U.S. Border Patrol outpost.
(c) They have dug a deep trench along the border and filled it with poison spikes.
(d) They have posted a sign warning about the duplicity of the Coyotes.

5. What economic role did Western Union play in Mexican/American relations at the time described by Urrea in Chapter 2?
(a) They stopped serving America.
(b) They stopped accepting pesos.
(c) They stopped serving Mexico.
(d) They facilitated transfer of funds between Mexico and America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?

3. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?

4. What was unfamiliar about the place names Jesus encountered in Sonoita?

5. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?

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