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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what Russian writer does the author describe reading a National Geographics article in Chapter 7?
(a) Anton Chekhov.
(b) Vladimir Nabokov.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Alexander Pushkin.

2. What was Weston boiling into a potion when the author met up with him in Nicaragua in Chapter 9?
(a) Balsa bark.
(b) Coca leaves.
(c) Psylocybin mushrooms.
(d) San Pedro cactus.

3. How many miles to go does the author have in his journey in the opening of Chapter 17?
(a) 8,644.
(b) 9,362.
(c) 4,411.
(d) 2,535.

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

5. Where was Stewart living when he was deported from America?
(a) Florida.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Weston spend Christmas along the journey?

2. Where did the author intend to mail his bike to meet back up with Weston after going home for Christmas in Chapter 9?

3. What is the title of Chapter 16?

4. What is Chapter 7's title?

5. What kind of bicycle did the author ride on his journey?

(see the answer key)

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