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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 old was Mendez, compared to most of the walkers?
(a) He was older than everyone except for Reymundo Sr.
(b) He was the oldest.
(c) He was younger than everyone except for Reymundo Jr.
(d) He was the youngest.

2. What did the walkers do after their Coyotes failed to return?
(a) They veered east.
(b) They stayed put.
(c) They returned south.
(d) They pressed north.

3. What structure did the walkers have to cross to get into America?
(a) A twenty-foot wall.
(b) A highly-guarded tunnel.
(c) A giant moat.
(d) A collapsed barbed-wire fence.

4. What was the name for the stretch of desert that the walkers found themselves lost in?
(a) The Sahara.
(b) The Devil's Highway.
(c) The Gobi.
(d) The Atacama.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Don Moi's boss?

2. What does "OTM" stand for when used by Border Patrol agents?

3. How did the brothers Isidro and Mario Gonzalez Manzano rehydrate to survive?

4. How much water did the walkers carry with them on average?

5. Why was Jesus AKA Mendez transferred from his usual route?

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