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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the walkers right after they ran into the desert at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They were shot at by a rogue Border Patrol agent.
(b) They got caught in the rain.
(c) They were captured by Border Patrol.
(d) They fell asleep early.

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

3. 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 covered their tracks with brush.
(c) They kept to the high ground.
(d) They wore foam shoes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical abnormality influenced Mendez's course through the desert?

2. What did the walkers do after their Coyotes failed to return?

3. What is the last stage of hyperthermia?

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

5. Why does Urrea dismiss the possibility that the lights came from a "rogue" Border Patrol agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Border Patrol agents fail to recognize Mendez?

2. What happens to the expedition led by Santos?

3. What did Mendez do to upset Rafael Temich?

4. Why were officials skeptical when Mendez claimed that he planned to return for the walkers?

5. What caused the group to break apart after they pressed on without Mendez?

6. Why did Reymundo Sr. tear up his American money?

7. How does Urrea describe Reymundo Sr.'s treatment of his son?

8. According to Urrea, what do people crossing the desert have to resort to doing "sooner or later" (126).

9. What failed attempt did the walkers make to save themselves the night after they were abandoned?

10. Why did Mendez tell the men to pretend that they were going to San Luis?

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