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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 failed attempt did the men make to signal for help the night after their Coyotes left?
(a) They made a human pyramid so that Border Patrol cars could spot them.
(b) They made a giant pile of rocks.
(c) They started a giant bonfire.
(d) They laid out to spell the word "Help" for passing planes.

2. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?
(a) They forgot where it was.
(b) The tank was trapped.
(c) It was poisoned.
(d) It became known to Border Patrol agents.

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 agent vehicles are not equipped with lights that bright.
(c) Border Patrol agents do not go out at night.
(d) No Border Patrol station was posted for miles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What asset helped Mendez maintain control of the group?

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

3. What did the signcutters call Mendez after they read his tracks near Bluebird Pass?

4. What kinds of maps did the Coyotes have?

5. How many watering holes did Mendez miss while traveling through Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake did the Coyotes make when the men arrived at the big rock?

2. What did Mendez do to upset Rafael Temich?

3. Why did the Cercas gang like working with brothers?

4. How does Urrea explain the low quality of budget border motels?

5. What geographical feature did Mendez get lost in, as if it were a maze?

6. What disagreement emerges between Santos and Mendez?

7. What happened to the Coyotes after they abandoned the walkers?

8. What form of payment did Mendez insist on receiving?

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

10. How did getting lost affect the walkers' opinion of the human smugglers?

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