The Devil's Highway Test | Final Test - Easy

Urrea, Luis Alberto
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 134 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Devil's Highway Test | Final Test - Easy

Urrea, Luis Alberto
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Coyotes was first to run out of water?
(a) Santos.
(b) Don Moi.
(c) Mendez.
(d) Lauro.

2. What does Maradona do that surprised Mendez on the morning of his journey with the Yuma 14?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) He jumped from a closet.
(c) He bought Mendez a nice pair of shoes.
(d) He called Mendez a loser.

3. What cardinal direction was the direction of death in the ancient beliefs held by some of the men from Veracruz?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

4. 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) Food and water.
(c) Cactus and urine.
(d) Creosote and mud.

5. Who walked at the front of the party during the trek through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Lauro.
(b) Nahum Landa.
(c) Mendez.
(d) Santos.

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

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

8. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?
(a) It was poisoned.
(b) It became known to Border Patrol agents.
(c) The tank was trapped.
(d) They forgot where it was.

9. How did the walkers evade the Border Patrol's drag system the first time Mendez crossed the Devil's Highway?
(a) They covered their tracks with brush.
(b) They walked backwards to make their tracks confusing.
(c) They wore foam shoes.
(d) They kept to the high ground.

10. What "savage little maze" (113) did the men enter after Bluebird Pass?
(a) A confusing collection of constellations that led them astray.
(b) A confusing series of underground tunnels.
(c) An Arizona corn maze.
(d) The Growler mountains.

11. Why did the men travel so slowly up the sandy desert hills?
(a) Mendez plied them with alcohol right before they reached the hill.
(b) They needed to walk carefully to avoid making tracks.
(c) They slid back half a step for every step they took.
(d) The wind blew so hard it took all their might to press forth.

12. Who died in Reymundo Sr.'s arms?
(a) Nahum Landa.
(b) Reymundo Jr.
(c) Rafael Temich.
(d) Mendez.

13. How much water did Mendez share with the walkers?
(a) A few drops each.
(b) Several gallons.
(c) None at all.
(d) One or two bottles.

14. Why did men start tossing away their belongings during their walk?
(a) Out of despair.
(b) To attract attention from Border Patrol.
(c) They dropped their items accidentally.
(d) To celebrate their passage into America.

15. How did the Coyotes communicate privately with each other?
(a) They passed notes.
(b) They used sign language.
(c) They whistled.
(d) They spoke Cantonese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What asset helped Mendez maintain control of the group?

2. Why does Urrea voice skepticism that Mendez truly believed the lights came from Border Patrol agents?

3. What became of the group that left the main group with one of the Coyotes once it became clear they were lost?

4. Who stayed near the back of the group to push stragglers forward?

5. What did the signcutters call Mendez after they read his tracks near Bluebird Pass?

(see the answer keys)

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