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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the two remaining Coyotes take from the walkers before leaving?
(a) Their dollars.
(b) The rest of their water.
(c) Their pesos.
(d) Their shoes.

2. What was unfamiliar about the place names Jesus encountered in Sonoita?
(a) They came from the Spanish language.
(b) They came from Asian languages.
(c) They came from Indian languages.
(d) They came from the English language.

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

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

5. Which of the Coyotes was first to run out of water?
(a) Don Moi.
(b) Mendez.
(c) Lauro.
(d) Santos.

6. How did the walkers evade the Border Patrol's drag system the first time Mendez crossed the Devil's Highway?
(a) They walked backwards to make their tracks confusing.
(b) They kept to the high ground.
(c) They wore foam shoes.
(d) They covered their tracks with brush.

7. How many men decided to join the Coyote who advocated for a change of plans?
(a) Half of them.
(b) All of them.
(c) 3 or 5.
(d) None of them.

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

9. What alternate plan did one of the Coyotes suggest after it became clear they were lost?
(a) Make a human pyramid to better spot Border Patrol.
(b) Start a bonfire to get help.
(c) Go back to Mexico.
(d) Lay down and accept the inevitability of death.

10. 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) Maps of the wrong region.
(d) Highway maps.

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

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

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

14. What does Maradona do that surprised Mendez on the morning of his journey with the Yuma 14?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) He called Mendez a loser.
(c) He bought Mendez a nice pair of shoes.
(d) He jumped from a closet.

15. How old was Mendez, compared to most of the walkers?
(a) He was the youngest.
(b) He was older than everyone except for Reymundo Sr.
(c) He was younger than everyone except for Reymundo Jr.
(d) He was the oldest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the men react when confronted with strange lights at Bluebird Pass?

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

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

4. How did the Coyotes communicate privately with each other?

5. What is the last stage of hyperthermia?

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