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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 died when the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?
(a) Mendez.
(b) Santos.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Lauro.

2. How many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

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

5. What happened to the walkers right after they ran into the desert at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They fell asleep early.
(b) They were shot at by a rogue Border Patrol agent.
(c) They were captured by Border Patrol.
(d) They got caught in the rain.

6. What was unfamiliar about the place names Jesus encountered in Sonoita?
(a) They came from the Spanish language.
(b) They came from Indian languages.
(c) They came from Asian languages.
(d) They came from the English language.

7. What garment became a "torture device" (138) in the desert sun?
(a) Reyno Hernandez's green pants.
(b) Reymundo Jr.'s black pants.
(c) Reymundo Sr.'s silver belt buckle.
(d) Enrique Garcia's cowboy boots.

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

9. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?
(a) Walking while the sun was out.
(b) Forgetting to bring extra water.
(c) Starting a fight with Santos.
(d) Treating his men rudely.

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

11. 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) Cactus and urine.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Creosote and mud.
(d) Lizards and sweat.

12. How did the walkers feel about the Coyote who wanted the group to change its plan?
(a) They felt empathy for his tragic life.
(b) They feared him.
(c) He brightened their lives.
(d) They did not respect him.

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

14. What did the two remaining Coyotes take from the walkers before leaving?
(a) Their shoes.
(b) Their pesos.
(c) The rest of their water.
(d) Their dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Urrea dismiss the possibility that the lights came from a "rogue" Border Patrol agent?

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

3. What reason did the remaining two Coyotes give for leaving the group?

4. Who died in Reymundo Sr.'s arms?

5. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?

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