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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10. The Long Walk - 14. Helicopters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who walked at the front of the party during the trek through the Devil's Highway?
(a) Mendez.
(b) Lauro.
(c) Santos.
(d) Nahum Landa.

2. How did Mendez respond to hearing that some of the walkers had fallen?
(a) He sent one or two men back for them.
(b) He immediately turned the group around to save them.
(c) He sobbed helplessly.
(d) He expressed vulgar disinterest.

3. What did the travelers buy with their money on the day they departed to cross the Devil's Highway?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Sun visors and foam shoes.
(c) Navigation tools and maps.
(d) Salty snacks, candy, Pepsi, and a little bit of water.

4. Who got Mendez started working as a guide?
(a) Mike F.
(b) Reymundo Maruri Sr.
(c) Don Moi.
(d) His friend, Rodrigo Maradona.

5. Why would Coyotes sometimes feed diet pills to walkers?
(a) They wanted them to walk faster.
(b) It started as a prank and it got out of hand.
(c) They were reluctant to contribute to America's obesity epidemic.
(d) They were eager to contribute to America's drug epidemic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Border Patrol agents call Mendez "Rooster Boy"?

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

3. According to Urrea, what connotation does "pollo" carry when talking about chicken?

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

5. Why did the walkers have to stop using the water tank near Bluebird Pass?

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