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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 was historically significant about the group of men that Mike F. discovered?
(a) They were the first border crossing to be conducted without the help of organized crime.
(b) They were part of the largest die-off in the history of the border's crossings.
(c) They were the first all-male border crossing in recorded history.
(d) They were the first border crossing to feature any survivors at all.

2. What do the men say Reymundo Sr. did when he wandered into the desert to die?
(a) He tore up his American money.
(b) He took off his shoes and threw them into the mountains.
(c) He shaved his head with a knife.
(d) He set his clothes on fire.

3. What size of group was considered a "magic number" for Coyotes?
(a) 300.
(b) 13.
(c) 30.
(d) 3.

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

5. Which operatives worked at the bottom of the human smuggling hierarchy?
(a) El Nego and El Moreno.
(b) The Cercas brothers.
(c) Don Moi and his men.
(d) The guides, or guias.

Short Answer Questions

1. What desert vegetation did the walkers try to eat for hydration?

2. What term did the media use for the men who died on the journey described within the book?

3. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?

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

5. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?

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