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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. What does the suffix "-tepec" mean, according to Urrea?
(a) Hill.
(b) Jaguar.
(c) Angel.
(d) Flower.
2. What important relationship did Jesus make while hiding from the sun in the border hotel?
(a) His boss, Don Moi.
(b) His partner, Maradona.
(c) His girlfriend, Celia Mendez.
(d) His partner, Santos.
3. What is Aztlan?
(a) A well loved brand of Tejano beer.
(b) The traditional home of the Aztecs, said to be in the American Southwest.
(c) A mysterious folkloric creature residing in the Devil's Highway.
(d) The code name for one of the walkers accompanying Mendez.
4. Who was the recruiter for the Coyotes?
(a) Jesus Mendez.
(b) Don Moi.
(c) Mike F.
(d) Reymundo Barreda Maruri Jr.
5. What alternate plan did one of the Coyotes suggest after it became clear they were lost?
(a) Start a bonfire to get help.
(b) Make a human pyramid to better spot Border Patrol.
(c) Lay down and accept the inevitability of death.
(d) Go back to Mexico.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the "bad-toothed scrapper" (85) that joined Mendez on the walk through the Devil's Highway?
2. According to Urrea, why do Coyotes usually reject pesos from their walkers?
3. What time did the men say it was when they met with Mendez?
4. What name does Urrea use for the Border Patrol agent who discovered the walkers?
5. What was the first white man who died on the Devil's Highway doing when he passed?
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