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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. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?
(a) He would scream every morning at the crack of dawn.
(b) They started off calling him "Hen Boy" but he complained that it was emasculating.
(c) He had a distinctive red forelock.
(d) He was trying to catch and eat a rooster when they intercepted him.

2. Where were the Yuma 14 sent after their bodies were collected?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oregon.
(d) Arizona.

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

4. How long were the walkers told to wait for their Coyotes?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) One week.
(d) Three days.

5. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
(a) Trying to kill a dog.
(b) Wandering the desert.
(c) Riding a dangerous horse.
(d) Fighting a local soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Toribio Romo?

2. What did the travelers buy with their money on the day they departed to cross the Devil's Highway?

3. What structure did the walkers have to cross to get into America?

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

5. What was the name of the supervisory officer in Wellton station at the time of the book's events?

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