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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 – 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author and Weston have to take a bus to Lima?
(a) Their bike chains broke.
(b) They were dehydrated.
(c) Their bike tubes blew.
(d) They had been robbed.

2. What are the "alien-looking trees" that began to appear on the landscape in central Baja (88)?
(a) Jacaranda.
(b) Pumilio.
(c) La Tipa.
(d) Boojums.

3. What is the title of Chapter 4?
(a) "The Coast is Clear."
(b) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(c) "Cartels and Coconuts."
(d) "The Temptation of Home."

4. To what does the author compare the Channel Islands in Chapter 4?
(a) A DMV lobby.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A dragon.
(d) A bear.

5. Where is Cyrus's father from?
(a) China.
(b) Laos.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did the author and Weston stay with Alfonso?

2. What is Chapter 7's title?

3. Who wrote the book The Conquest of the Incas?

4. What is the title of Chapter 17?

5. What happened to the king of Machu Picchu after he renounced his religion and embraced Christianity?

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