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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) No Border Patrol agent could get Mendez to commit suicide, and walking into the desert was effectively suicide.
(c) Urrea has reason to believe that Mendez wanted the men dead.
(d) He thinks Mendez had something to hide.

2. 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.

3. How did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?
(a) They rode in the trunks of cars.
(b) They took a bus.
(c) They flew.
(d) They walked.

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

5. How much money did the Coyotes collect?
(a) No money.
(b) The text is unclear and gives different amounts.
(c) 100 dollars.
(d) 100 pesos.

6. 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 wore foam shoes.
(c) They walked backwards to make their tracks confusing.
(d) They kept to the high ground.

7. What sign of civilization did the walkers find before meeting Mike F.?
(a) An old gas station.
(b) A bombing range.
(c) A Circuit City.
(d) A pay phone.

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

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

10. What did the signcutters call Mendez after they read his tracks near Bluebird Pass?
(a) "Renegade."
(b) "Genius."
(c) "Hero."
(d) "Asshole."

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

12. What time did the men say it was when they met with Mendez?
(a) Mid day.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Evening.
(d) Dawn.

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

14. 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.

15. What did the travelers buy with their money on the day they departed to cross the Devil's Highway?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Salty snacks, candy, Pepsi, and a little bit of water.
(c) Sun visors and foam shoes.
(d) Navigation tools and maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?

2. What did the two remaining Coyotes take from the walkers before leaving?

3. Who was responsible for making sure the walkers had water on the Devil's Highway?

4. What structure did the walkers have to cross to get into America?

5. Why was Reymundo relieved his brother did not join him on the journey?

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