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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. How much water did the walkers carry with them on average?
(a) Eight gallons.
(b) Eight liters.
(c) 1 eighth of a liter.
(d) 80 liters.

2. What city did the walkers start their walk from?
(a) Sonoita.
(b) No city- their bus driver let them off early.
(c) San Luis.
(d) Tucson.

3. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?
(a) His girlfriend, Celia Mendez.
(b) His partner, Maradona.
(c) His boss, Don Moi.
(d) His partner, Santos.

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

5. How did the Coyotes communicate privately with each other?
(a) They used sign language.
(b) They passed notes.
(c) They spoke Cantonese.
(d) They whistled.

Short Answer Questions

1. What garment became a "torture device" (138) in the desert sun?

2. What reason did the remaining two Coyotes give for leaving the group?

3. Why do Coyotes rarely carry money, according to Urrea?

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

5. How much money did the Coyotes collect?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In which direction did Mendez tend to veer while walking?

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

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

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

9. How did Maradona change the Coyotes' plans at the last minute?

10. What disagreement emerges between Santos and Mendez?

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