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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 did the men from Veracruz travel their first 2,000 miles northward?
(a) They walked.
(b) They flew.
(c) They took a bus.
(d) They rode in the trunks of cars.

2. What passage did Mendez mistakenly think he had found, causing the group to wander further into the mountains?
(a) Danny Chime Pass.
(b) Bobby Gong Pass.
(c) Jimmy Ringer Pass.
(d) Charlie Bell Pass.

3. What sign of civilization did the walkers find before meeting Mike F.?
(a) A Circuit City.
(b) An old gas station.
(c) A pay phone.
(d) A bombing range.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in Reymundo Sr.'s arms?

2. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?

3. Which of the Coyotes was first to run out of water?

4. How did Don Moi feel to hear the travelers laughing on the bus?

5. How did the walkers evade the Border Patrol's drag system the first time Mendez crossed the Devil's Highway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Mendez do to upset Rafael Temich?

5. What disrupted the walkers' plans at Bluebird Pass?

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

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

8. What are the toilets of budget border motels incapable of doing?

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

10. What disagreement emerges between Santos and Mendez?

(see the answer keys)

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