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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He brightened their lives.
(c) They feared him.
(d) They did not respect him.

2. Whose idea was it for the remaining Coyotes to go their separate way?
(a) It was Santos's idea.
(b) The text is unclear.
(c) It was Don Moi's idea.
(d) It was Chespiro's idea.

3. How many men decided to join the Coyote who advocated for a change of plans?
(a) 3 or 5.
(b) All of them.
(c) Half of them.
(d) None of them.

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

5. Which mountain range did Mendez repeatedly attempt to climb, without success?
(a) The Andes.
(b) The Rockies.
(c) The Growlers.
(d) Mount St. Helen.

6. According to Urrea, why do Coyotes usually reject pesos from their walkers?
(a) Pesos are not as cool as dollars.
(b) Pesos cannot be spent in America.
(c) Pesos are easier to track.
(d) Pesos disintegrate too easily if they get sweaty.

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

8. What passage did Mendez mistakenly think he had found, causing the group to wander further into the mountains?
(a) Jimmy Ringer Pass.
(b) Charlie Bell Pass.
(c) Danny Chime Pass.
(d) Bobby Gong Pass.

9. Who was the "little fat man" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?
(a) El Chespiro.
(b) Santos.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Lauro.

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

11. What kinds of maps did the Coyotes have?
(a) Highway maps.
(b) U.S. Geological Survey topographical maps.
(c) Maps of the wrong region.
(d) Maps drawn on notebook paper with bic pens.

12. What size of group was considered a "magic number" for Coyotes?
(a) 13.
(b) 300.
(c) 3.
(d) 30.

13. How many watering holes did Mendez miss while traveling through Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge?
(a) 0.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

14. What is the first stage of hyperthermia?
(a) Heat stress.
(b) Heat death.
(c) Heat Stroke.
(d) Heat Syncope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the men say it was when they met with Mendez?

2. What happened to Mendez after the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?

3. According to the notes of U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton, what did the walkers consume to survive after they were abandoned by the Coyotes?

4. According to Urrea, what do Coyotes typically do before abandoning their walkers to die?

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

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