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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which Coyote wanted the group to change its plans once it became clear they were lost?
(a) Mendez.
(b) Lauro.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) Santos.

3. What reason did the remaining two Coyotes give for leaving the group?
(a) They wanted to cover more ground.
(b) They were tired of listening to the walkers complain.
(c) They did not want to slow the walkers down.
(d) They were going to get water.

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

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

6. What do the men say Reymundo Sr. did when he wandered into the desert to die?
(a) He shaved his head with a knife.
(b) He set his clothes on fire.
(c) He tore up his American money.
(d) He took off his shoes and threw them into the mountains.

7. To what did Mendez allegedly attribute the strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) UFOs.
(b) Civilian border militias.
(c) Border Patrol cars.
(d) An oncoming train.

8. According to Urrea, what do Coyotes typically do before abandoning their walkers to die?
(a) Order their walkers to go to sleep.
(b) Collect cash.
(c) Convince their walkers to give up.
(d) Lead their walkers in prayer.

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

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

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

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

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) 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" agent would know that the men could eventually be found.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much water did Mendez share with the walkers?

2. Why did the men travel so slowly up the sandy desert hills?

3. Why did the walkers spend more time in the desert sun than other people making the trip?

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

5. What city did the walkers start their walk from?

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