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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Urrea dismiss the possibility that the lights came from a "rogue" Border Patrol agent?
(a) A "rogue" agent would know that the men could eventually be found.
(b) There are no "rogue" Border Patrol agents to begin with.
(c) A "rogue" Border Patrol agent would have more fun attacking the men more directly.
(d) A "rogue" Border Patrol agent would have been found out by Wellton station long before he got a job.

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

4. Who stayed near the back of the group to push stragglers forward?
(a) Mendez.
(b) Reymundo Jr.
(c) Santos.
(d) Lauro.

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

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

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

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

9. Who was in the last group of Coyotes that left the walkers behind?
(a) Lauro and Santos.
(b) Mendez and Rey Sr.
(c) Lauro and Nahum Landa.
(d) Mendez and Lauro.

10. What city did the walkers start their walk from?
(a) No city- their bus driver let them off early.
(b) Sonoita.
(c) Tucson.
(d) San Luis.

11. How did Don Moi feel to hear the travelers laughing on the bus?
(a) He liked to see the men have fun.
(b) He did not like it.
(c) He thought it helped them blend in.
(d) He was envious of the travelers' mirth.

12. Why do Coyotes rarely carry money, according to Urrea?
(a) They fear being mugged by the walkers.
(b) It helps them blend in with the walkers.
(c) Coyotes do not believe in using money.
(d) Coyotes make no money.

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

14. What happened to Mendez after the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?
(a) He was bit by a snake.
(b) He fell into a gorge.
(c) He went unconscious near a bush.
(d) He found water and rescued everyone.

15. Why was Reymundo relieved his brother did not join him on the journey?
(a) His brother talked too much and would have driven Rey Sr. mad.
(b) It would mean having to take care of another person.
(c) His brother was very macho and would embarrass Reymundo on the trip.
(d) His brother once flirted with his wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?

3. How did the walkers feel about the Coyote who wanted the group to change its plan?

4. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?

5. What does Maradona do that surprised Mendez on the morning of his journey with the Yuma 14?

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