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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 – 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) A backpack.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A compass.

2. How many miles to go does the author describe having to his destination in the opening of Chapter 10?
(a) 9,636.
(b) 8,514.
(c) 10,463.
(d) 12,352.

3. Who is described as Miguel's light-skinned and smart daughter in Chapter 5?
(a) Anna.
(b) Litian.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Maria.

4. Who owned the hostel where the author and Weston stayed in Nexpa?
(a) Christine.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Susan.
(d) Andrea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what town does the author say in Chapter 5, "This beach town caters to college kids who want to party, in beach clubs with thatched-roof bars and tattooed DJs" (67)?

2. The author says in Chapter 2 that on their first night, he had in his mind that he wanted to sleep under a bridge because it was something that what writer would have done?

3. Where is the author's mother originally from?

4. What is the name of the sailboat that the author and Weston took to Columbia?

5. When did the author's father set out on foot from New York to walk across America?

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