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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 many deserts were the men originally supposed to cross?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. According to Urrea, what was the third major error that Mendez made?
(a) Walking while the sun was out.
(b) Starting a fight with Santos.
(c) Treating his men rudely.
(d) Forgetting to bring extra water.

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

4. How did the men react when confronted with strange lights at Bluebird Pass?
(a) They bowed down in prayer.
(b) They begged for rescue.
(c) They ran into the desert.
(d) They dropped to the ground and waited.

5. What happened to Mendez after the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?
(a) He went unconscious near a bush.
(b) He was bit by a snake.
(c) He fell into a gorge.
(d) He found water and rescued everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did men start tossing away their belongings during their walk?

2. Which of the Coyotes died when the last two Coyotes abandoned the walkers?

3. What time did the men say it was when they met with Mendez?

4. Why does Urrea dismiss the possibility that the lights came from a "rogue" Border Patrol agent?

5. Which mountain range did Mendez repeatedly attempt to climb, without success?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the group to break apart after they pressed on without Mendez?

2. What are the initial signs of heat stress?

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

4. What disagreement emerges between Santos and Mendez?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to the expedition led by Santos?

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

(see the answer keys)

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