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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author's parents finish their walk across America?
(a) Jessie M. Honeyman State Park.
(b) Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.
(c) Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park.
(d) Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

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

3. What is the title of Chapter 5?
(a) "Some Background as I Lose My Mind."
(b) "The Coast is Clear."
(c) "The Temptation of Home."
(d) "Crossing into Baja."

4. Where did the author's father find Jesus on his walk across America during a charismatic revival?
(a) Mobile, Alabama.
(b) Lafayette, Louisiana.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman's daughter that she describes as being "retarded" in Chapter 3?

2. In what neighborhood of the east side of LA did this author stay with Weston in Chapter 4?

3. 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?

4. 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)?

5. What term from the book refers to the baskets that the author puts on the saddle of his bike?

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