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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 collapsing commodity most damaged the economy of Veracruz?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Milk.
(c) Oil.
(d) Diamonds.

2. According to the notes of U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton, what did the walkers consume to survive after they were abandoned by the Coyotes?
(a) Lizards and sweat.
(b) Creosote and mud.
(c) Cactus and urine.
(d) Food and water.

3. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?
(a) Don Moi.
(b) Mike F.
(c) Jesus Mendez.
(d) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.

4. From what is the term "tonks," used in reference to border crossers by Border Patrol agents, derived?
(a) It is an abbreviation of the phrase "ton of cussing."
(b) It is a Harry Potter reference.
(c) It is the sound of a flashlight breaking over a human head.
(d) It is a sly reference to the "s-knot," used by early Border Patrol agents to tie up border crossers in the days before handcuffs.

5. Who was Toribio Romo?
(a) Don Moi's right hand man.
(b) The inventor of foam shoes.
(c) The patron saint of undocumented immigrants.
(d) An old soccer coach from Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?

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

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

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

5. Whose idea was it for the remaining Coyotes to go their separate way?

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