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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 – 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Instagram executives that the author and Weston met with in San Francisco?
(a) Josh and Matt.
(b) Jason and Roger.
(c) Steve and Sam.
(d) Andrew and Paul.

2. What term from the book refers to the baskets that the author puts on the saddle of his bike?
(a) Gurneys.
(b) Backers.
(c) Ponies.
(d) Panniers.

3. When did the author's parents end their walking journey across America?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1982.

4. Whose quote opens the Prologue to the book?
(a) James Baldwin's.
(b) Thomas Jefferson's.
(c) Henry David Thoreau's.
(d) Herbert Hoover's.

5. Who did Miguel describe as his son that is very smart and would work in the U.S. in Chapter 5?
(a) Alejandro.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Rafael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Weston read while his parents watched television in Chapter 4?

2. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?

3. What did Weston's mom and stepdad serve them for dinner when they visited in Chapter 4?

4. 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?

5. How many "miles to go" are noted in the opening of Chapter 4?

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