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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue – Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Andrew been a schoolteacher before he biked across the country?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Missouri.

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

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?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Jack Kerouac.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) James Baldwin.

4. Who are the author's friends that drove him and Weston to their launch site for the journey?
(a) Andrew and Mike.
(b) Michael and Roger.
(c) Collin and Stella.
(d) Sarah and Michelle.

5. For what periodical did the author's parents write about a journey where they walked across America in the 1970s?
(a) Time magazine.
(b) The New York Times magazine.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) The New Yorker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe eating at an overpriced dinner near Hearst Castle in Chapter 3?

2. What date did the author pick to start out on his journey?

3. What was the author's destination for his journey when he told people about his plans in 2011?

4. What going-away present does the author describe his boss giving him in Chapter 3?

5. With whom did the author and Weston stay on their last night in Oregon on the journey?

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