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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the men react when confronted with strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They begged for rescue.
(b) They ran into the desert.
(c) They bowed down in prayer.
(d) They dropped to the ground and waited.

2. How did the brothers Isidro and Mario Gonzalez Manzano rehydrate to survive?
(a) They did not, and died of dehydration.
(b) They fond an abandoned cooler full of pepsi.
(c) They found some cactus.
(d) They found a small stream.

3. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?
(a) His left leg had less thrust than his right.
(b) His ears were very large, so he preferred to stay low, away from the wind.
(c) He had trouble seeing through one eye.
(d) He had a low center of gravity, so preferred to stick to high ground.

4. Which of the walkers had the most American money with him?
(a) Reymundo Jr.
(b) Nahum Landa.
(c) Rafael Temich.
(d) Reymundo Sr.

5. Why did the walkers spend more time in the desert sun than other people making the trip?
(a) Mendez had a deep passion for long, desert walks.
(b) They had arrived at the big rock early, when there was more daylight left before sunset.
(c) Solar winds delayed the sunset by a few hours.
(d) They accidentally started their trip during daylight savings time.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?
(a) El Chespiro.
(b) Santos.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Lauro.

13. Why does Urrea voice skepticism that Mendez truly believed the lights came from Border Patrol agents?
(a) Border Patrol agents are not allowed to drive at night.
(b) He thinks Mendez had something to hide.
(c) Urrea has reason to believe that Mendez wanted the men dead.
(d) No Border Patrol agent could get Mendez to commit suicide, and walking into the desert was effectively suicide.

14. How did Mendez respond to hearing that some of the walkers had fallen?
(a) He expressed vulgar disinterest.
(b) He sobbed helplessly.
(c) He immediately turned the group around to save them.
(d) He sent one or two men back for them.

15. What failed attempt did the men make to signal for help the night after their Coyotes left?
(a) They laid out to spell the word "Help" for passing planes.
(b) They made a giant pile of rocks.
(c) They made a human pyramid so that Border Patrol cars could spot them.
(d) They started a giant bonfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was in the last group of Coyotes that left the walkers behind?

2. To what did Mendez allegedly attribute the strange lights at Bluebird Pass?

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

4. Who was the "little fat man" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?

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

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