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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. How did Nahum Landa know Reymundo Maruri?
(a) Nahum worked in Reymundo's factory.
(b) They were brothers-in-law.
(c) They once played opposite each other in a battle of the bands.
(d) They were on the same baseball team.

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

3. What reason did the remaining two Coyotes give for leaving the group?
(a) They were tired of listening to the walkers complain.
(b) They wanted to cover more ground.
(c) They did not want to slow the walkers down.
(d) They were going to get water.

4. Who was El Chespiro?
(a) A low-ranking Coyote who was abandoned on The Devil's Highway.
(b) A notorious Border Patrol agent, rumored to have killed twenty men.
(c) One of the heads of the smuggling operation that brought the Yuma 14 into the desert.
(d) A dog catcher from Sonoita, beloved by the community for his easy-going smile and simple ways.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Mendez have tattooed on his arm?

2. What cardinal direction was the direction of death in the ancient beliefs held by some of the men from Veracruz?

3. Why do Border Patrol agents create "drags" (28) running east-west along the desert?

4. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?

5. Which of the walkers had the most American money with him?

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