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

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

3. Why does Urrea suggest it was unlikely that Border Patrol agents were responsible for the lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) No Border Patrol agent would leave the scene after lighting up 30 border crossers.
(b) Border Patrol agents do not go out at night.
(c) Border Patrol agent vehicles are not equipped with lights that bright.
(d) No Border Patrol station was posted for miles.

4. Who was responsible for making sure the walkers had water on the Devil's Highway?
(a) The walkers themselves.
(b) El Chespiro.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) The Coyotes.

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

6. What cardinal direction was the direction of death in the ancient beliefs held by some of the men from Veracruz?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. How did the brothers Isidro and Mario Gonzalez Manzano rehydrate to survive?

3. How old was Mendez, compared to most of the walkers?

4. What was unfamiliar about the place names Jesus encountered in Sonoita?

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

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